Cam Cook
@elixir.blog
👋 FOSS tech and engineering guy 🏳️🌈
🤓 I gab about #elixir, #programming, #linux, nerdy stuff
📍 Washington, DC area
🤓 I gab about #elixir, #programming, #linux, nerdy stuff
📍 Washington, DC area
Happy GitHub is down, to all who celebrate
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Happy GitHub is down, to all who celebrate
Reposted by Cam Cook
The opensource FFmpeg project, used by companies like Google for multimedia processing, urged Google to fund its volunteer developers. FFmpeg is overwhelmed by bugs reported by Google's AI security tools and lacks resources to fix them quickly. thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-go...
FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs
A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter.
thenewstack.io
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The opensource FFmpeg project, used by companies like Google for multimedia processing, urged Google to fund its volunteer developers. FFmpeg is overwhelmed by bugs reported by Google's AI security tools and lacks resources to fix them quickly. thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-go...
Reposted by Cam Cook
DC Elixir will be meeting in Rockville this evening for a talk on the language server protocol
https://mobilizon.us/events/e8c9ee1a-a30a-4bec-9b4f-518549377e6e
#dc #dmv #rockville #elixir #elixirlang
https://mobilizon.us/events/e8c9ee1a-a30a-4bec-9b4f-518549377e6e
#dc #dmv #rockville #elixir #elixirlang
Elixir and the Language Server Protocol
Nov 12, 2025, 7:00:00 PM - GMT-5 - Rockville Memorial Library, 20850, Rockville, United States - For this month, we will have a presentation by Cameron Duley. Cameron has contributed to Lexical, a language server for Elixir that has now become the basis of the newly-announced Expert language serve…
mobilizon.us
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
DC Elixir will be meeting in Rockville this evening for a talk on the language server protocol
https://mobilizon.us/events/e8c9ee1a-a30a-4bec-9b4f-518549377e6e
#dc #dmv #rockville #elixir #elixirlang
https://mobilizon.us/events/e8c9ee1a-a30a-4bec-9b4f-518549377e6e
#dc #dmv #rockville #elixir #elixirlang
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Who do you know who wants to come work full time on #ElixirLang OSS tooling? (Boosts appreciated!)
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
Careers at Jump | Jump
Jump is empowering financial advisors and their clients to thrive in the age of AI. We're growing incredibly quickly with a team that comes from Google, Stripe, JP Morgan, BILL, Nitrogen, Harvard, Sta...
jump.ai
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Who do you know who wants to come work full time on #ElixirLang OSS tooling? (Boosts appreciated!)
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
📣 DC folks: Come join us for the next meetup!
Elixir, LSP, Expert - all from our own Cameron Duley.
#elixir #gleam #erlang
Elixir, LSP, Expert - all from our own Cameron Duley.
#elixir #gleam #erlang
Elixir and the Language Server Protocol
Nov 12, 2025, 7:00:00 PM - GMT-5 - Rockville Memorial Library, 20850, Rockville, United States - For this month, we will have a presentation by Cameron Duley. Cameron has contributed to Lexical, a lan...
mobilizon.us
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted by Cam Cook
The State of Elixir Survey for 2025 is live!
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
Curiosum Elixir Survey 2025
Elixir Survey 2025 by Curiosum - a global community survey collecting insights about how developers and teams use Elixir, their favorite tools, challenges, and expectations for the future of the…
elixir-survey.typeform.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The State of Elixir Survey for 2025 is live!
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
Reposted by Cam Cook
If you are looking for Elixir consultation, then I have some free slots available now.
Hi Bsky hivemind, is anyone looking for seasoned #ElixirLang developer? EMEA-based, fully remote.
Either consulting or full-time.
Either consulting or full-time.
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you are looking for Elixir consultation, then I have some free slots available now.
🙌 it looks great!!
hex.pm/blog/announc...
The new hexdocs site has been rewritten in lustre! woulda been nice to get a shoutout but ah well, super cool ^.^
The new hexdocs site has been rewritten in lustre! woulda been nice to get a shoutout but ah well, super cool ^.^
Announcing new hexdocs search engine
A package manager for the Erlang ecosystem
hex.pm
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🙌 it looks great!!
Happy aws outage to all who celebrate!
Also, zero days since it was DNS.
health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
Also, zero days since it was DNS.
health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
Service health - Oct 20, 2025 | AWS Health Dashboard | Global
View the overall status and health of AWS services using the AWS Health Dashboard.
health.aws.amazon.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Happy aws outage to all who celebrate!
Also, zero days since it was DNS.
health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
Also, zero days since it was DNS.
health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
It's been a busy week, but a quick life update.
I've joined the engineering team at Community.com to continue my Elixir dev journey.
Thanks to everyone along the way who made it possible
I've joined the engineering team at Community.com to continue my Elixir dev journey.
Thanks to everyone along the way who made it possible
October 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's been a busy week, but a quick life update.
I've joined the engineering team at Community.com to continue my Elixir dev journey.
Thanks to everyone along the way who made it possible
I've joined the engineering team at Community.com to continue my Elixir dev journey.
Thanks to everyone along the way who made it possible
Reposted by Cam Cook
👋 I’m on the look out for my next project, I’m an experienced Elixir dev (> 8 years, and > 10 years of Ruby before that + I'm still the maintainer of RSpec), very familiar with Phoenix and LiveView, and have enough CSS / JS knowledge to approach projects from a full stack angle.
I’ve worked […]
I’ve worked […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
👋 I’m on the look out for my next project, I’m an experienced Elixir dev (> 8 years, and > 10 years of Ruby before that + I'm still the maintainer of RSpec), very familiar with Phoenix and LiveView, and have enough CSS / JS knowledge to approach projects from a full stack angle.
I’ve worked […]
I’ve worked […]
Reposted by Cam Cook
Elixir 1.19
https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/10/16/elixir-v1-19-0-released/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45602428
https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/10/16/elixir-v1-19-0-released/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45602428
Elixir v1.19 released: enhanced type checking, broader type inference, and up to 4x faster compilation for large projects
Elixir v1.19 released: type checking of protocols and anonymous functions, broader type inference, improved compile times, and more
elixir-lang.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Reposted by Cam Cook
🚨 New Blog Post 🚨
EXTRA EXTRA! Hot off the press! The power of binary pattern matching revealed! The in-depth investigation you don't wanna miss! Get your copy now! #ElixirLang
peterullrich.com/binary-patte...
EXTRA EXTRA! Hot off the press! The power of binary pattern matching revealed! The in-depth investigation you don't wanna miss! Get your copy now! #ElixirLang
peterullrich.com/binary-patte...
Binary Pattern Matching in Elixir
Decode bits and bytes into meaningful parts using the magic of Elixir pattern matching.
peterullrich.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨 New Blog Post 🚨
EXTRA EXTRA! Hot off the press! The power of binary pattern matching revealed! The in-depth investigation you don't wanna miss! Get your copy now! #ElixirLang
peterullrich.com/binary-patte...
EXTRA EXTRA! Hot off the press! The power of binary pattern matching revealed! The in-depth investigation you don't wanna miss! Get your copy now! #ElixirLang
peterullrich.com/binary-patte...
It was a blast to meet everyone!
Any DC area Elixir/Erlang/Gleam folks, come join us for the next meetup.
#elixirlang #erlang #gleam
Any DC area Elixir/Erlang/Gleam folks, come join us for the next meetup.
#elixirlang #erlang #gleam
We just had the first in-person DC Elixir meetup in years, and I couldn't have been happier. Turn out was great with many new faces -Gleam, Erlang and Tele (telelang.org) programmers as well as Elixir.
Huge thanks to globalelixirmeetups.com for the motivation even though we missed the target week.
Huge thanks to globalelixirmeetups.com for the motivation even though we missed the target week.
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It was a blast to meet everyone!
Any DC area Elixir/Erlang/Gleam folks, come join us for the next meetup.
#elixirlang #erlang #gleam
Any DC area Elixir/Erlang/Gleam folks, come join us for the next meetup.
#elixirlang #erlang #gleam
Reposted by Cam Cook
Following the wave of successful Global Elixir Meetups last week, we are excited to announce the launch of Nerves Meetup EU!
We're a remote meetup with a focus of #ElixirLang on embedded systems via #Nerves. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm CET via Zoom
nervesmeetup.eu
We're a remote meetup with a focus of #ElixirLang on embedded systems via #Nerves. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm CET via Zoom
nervesmeetup.eu
September 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Following the wave of successful Global Elixir Meetups last week, we are excited to announce the launch of Nerves Meetup EU!
We're a remote meetup with a focus of #ElixirLang on embedded systems via #Nerves. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm CET via Zoom
nervesmeetup.eu
We're a remote meetup with a focus of #ElixirLang on embedded systems via #Nerves. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm CET via Zoom
nervesmeetup.eu
Reposted by Cam Cook
I hope some of these disaffected #Ruby folks will give #ElixirLang a fresh look
So many Elixir developers come from Rails including Elixir's creator José Valim
The ecosystem is growing, it's inclusive (me <- 🏳️⚧️), and we could 100% use your energy and your devotion to developer happiness
So many Elixir developers come from Rails including Elixir's creator José Valim
The ecosystem is growing, it's inclusive (me <- 🏳️⚧️), and we could 100% use your energy and your devotion to developer happiness
September 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I hope some of these disaffected #Ruby folks will give #ElixirLang a fresh look
So many Elixir developers come from Rails including Elixir's creator José Valim
The ecosystem is growing, it's inclusive (me <- 🏳️⚧️), and we could 100% use your energy and your devotion to developer happiness
So many Elixir developers come from Rails including Elixir's creator José Valim
The ecosystem is growing, it's inclusive (me <- 🏳️⚧️), and we could 100% use your energy and your devotion to developer happiness
Reposted by Cam Cook
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Valid for the next 9 days only.
Nov 6–7 | Austin, TX
→ exmexconf.com
Valid for the next 9 days only.
Nov 6–7 | Austin, TX
→ exmexconf.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🎟️ One-ish week promo: Get $25 off your ExMex ticket with promo code shown below
Valid for the next 9 days only.
Nov 6–7 | Austin, TX
→ exmexconf.com
Valid for the next 9 days only.
Nov 6–7 | Austin, TX
→ exmexconf.com
Reposted by Cam Cook
We're planning to move DC Elixir away from Meetup.com. It turns out there's an open-source Elixir alternative that seems to meet our needs! Help us try it out at mobilizon.us/events/05bd6.... We'll briefly discuss Oct 8.
Elixir, Erlang, and Gleam: in-person in MoCo
Oct 8, 2025, 7:00:00 PM - GMT-4 - Rockville Memorial Library, 20850, Rockville, United States - If you’re interested in Elixir, Erlang, Gleam, or any other BEAM language, join us for our first in-per...
mobilizon.us
September 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We're planning to move DC Elixir away from Meetup.com. It turns out there's an open-source Elixir alternative that seems to meet our needs! Help us try it out at mobilizon.us/events/05bd6.... We'll briefly discuss Oct 8.
📣 The DC area Elixir meetup is back on line.
Come nerd out with us October 8 in MoCo
www.meetup.com/dc-elixir/ev...
#elixirlang #gleam #erlang
Come nerd out with us October 8 in MoCo
www.meetup.com/dc-elixir/ev...
#elixirlang #gleam #erlang
Elixir, Erlang, and Gleam: in-person in MoCo, Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
If you’re interested in Elixir, Erlang, Gleam, or any other BEAM language, join us for our first in-person gathering in the DC area since before the pandemic. We’ll start
www.meetup.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
📣 The DC area Elixir meetup is back on line.
Come nerd out with us October 8 in MoCo
www.meetup.com/dc-elixir/ev...
#elixirlang #gleam #erlang
Come nerd out with us October 8 in MoCo
www.meetup.com/dc-elixir/ev...
#elixirlang #gleam #erlang
Reposted by Cam Cook
For the first time since before the pandemic, DC Elixir will be having an *in person* meetup.
Wednesday, October 8, in Rockville, MD
https://www.meetup.com/en/dc-elixir/events/311051804/
#elixir #elixirlang #erlang #gleamlang #meetup #dc #washingtondc
Wednesday, October 8, in Rockville, MD
https://www.meetup.com/en/dc-elixir/events/311051804/
#elixir #elixirlang #erlang #gleamlang #meetup #dc #washingtondc
September 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For the first time since before the pandemic, DC Elixir will be having an *in person* meetup.
Wednesday, October 8, in Rockville, MD
https://www.meetup.com/en/dc-elixir/events/311051804/
#elixir #elixirlang #erlang #gleamlang #meetup #dc #washingtondc
Wednesday, October 8, in Rockville, MD
https://www.meetup.com/en/dc-elixir/events/311051804/
#elixir #elixirlang #erlang #gleamlang #meetup #dc #washingtondc
My copy of The BEAM Book arrived 😀
It's chonkier than I imagined but fits nicely with my other desk references
#elixirlang #erlang
It's chonkier than I imagined but fits nicely with my other desk references
#elixirlang #erlang
September 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My copy of The BEAM Book arrived 😀
It's chonkier than I imagined but fits nicely with my other desk references
#elixirlang #erlang
It's chonkier than I imagined but fits nicely with my other desk references
#elixirlang #erlang
Reposted by Cam Cook
Maybe most of #ElixirLang folks won’t care, but for those of you using npm in your projects, please pay attention to this 0-day attack!
www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-deb...
Tons of npm packages compromised. Make sure to check your apps and local envs too, especially if you do anything crypto-related.
www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-deb...
Tons of npm packages compromised. Make sure to check your apps and local envs too, especially if you do anything crypto-related.
npm debug and chalk packages compromised
The popular packages debug and chalk on npm have been compromised with malicious code
www.aikido.dev
September 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Maybe most of #ElixirLang folks won’t care, but for those of you using npm in your projects, please pay attention to this 0-day attack!
www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-deb...
Tons of npm packages compromised. Make sure to check your apps and local envs too, especially if you do anything crypto-related.
www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-deb...
Tons of npm packages compromised. Make sure to check your apps and local envs too, especially if you do anything crypto-related.
September 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
September 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM