291: From 2x Compilation to Junior Comprehension
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291: From 2x Compilation to Junior Comprehension

32:33 Feb 10, 2026
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News includes José Valim announcing another major compilation time improvement coming to Elixir v1.20 achieving 2x speedup while adding the type checker, a new alternative Erlang syntax called Telelang, Membrane's YOLO plugin bringing AI-powered object detection to video pipelines, Christian Alexander's Claude Skill for automating dependency updates through AI conversation, José Valim's experimental PR Quiz tool that transforms code reviews into interactive learning experiences inspired by Anthropic research on AI coding skills, legal changes to US SBOM requirements, AshPartition for database partitioning, building containers directly from Erlang/Elixir code, and the complete ElixirConf EU speaker lineup featuring 39 speakers plus keynotes from José Valim and Chris McCord! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/291 Elixir Community News https://paraxial.io/ – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today's show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer. https://x.com/josevalim/status/2017671777187438683 – José Valim shared another compilation time improvement coming to Elixir v1.20 RC. Livebook compilation time went from 6.4s to 3.2s over 3 years, achieving 2x improvement while adding the type checker. Much of this came from removing single core bottlenecks for better CPU utilization. https://telelang.org/ – Telelang - an alternative syntax for Erlang that compiles to Erlang code without changing semantics or standard library. https://github.com/fancycade/tele – GitHub repository for Tele. Marked as experimental and unstable, but demonstrates an interesting approach to creating a different syntax and parser without deeper changes. https://x.com/swmansionelixir/status/2018345705614549274 – Announcement of Membrane YOLO Plugin for AI-powered object detection in Elixir multimedia pipelines. https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1quo8ym/membrane_yolo_plugin_aipowered_object_detection/ – Reddit discussion about the Membrane YOLO Plugin.
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