About this episode
News includes Elixir v1.19.0-rc.0 with significant type checking improvements and faster compile times, Gleam v1.11.0 delivering 30% faster JavaScript performance, the new Elixir Outreach stipend program providing funding for speakers to present at non-Elixir conferences, a batch of ElixirConf US 2024 videos featuring talks were published, the open-sourcing of Noora design system for Phoenix LiveView, upcoming support for “for” comprehensions in HEEX templates, and José Valim's announcement of Tidewave - the groundbreaking MCP server that gives AI agents runtime access to your Elixir applications rather than just static code, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/257
Elixir Community News
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https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/tag/v1.19.0-rc.0 – Elixir v1.19.0-rc.0 release with mix format --migrate, type checking improvements, faster compile times, and parallel dependency compilation
https://x.com/gleamlang/status/1929535582423650789 – Gleam v1.11.0 announcement
https://gleam.run/news/gleam-javascript-gets-30-percent-faster/ – Gleam compiled JavaScript runs 30% faster performance improvement
https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/main/changelog/v1.11.md – Gleam v1.11.0 changelog with testing tools and performance improvements
https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/06/02/elixir-outreach-stipend-for-speakers/ – Elixir Outreach stipend program by Dashbit, Oban and the EEF providing up to $700 USD for speakers presenting Elixir to other ecosystems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknKAFzEsBg – ElixirConf US 2024 video release featuring multiple talks
