In this episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast, we sit down with Marcelo Dominguez, the driver behind the new "Blend" library, which assists Elixir library developers in testing their projects against multiple versions of dependencies. Marcelo explains the genesis of Blend and the inspiration from the Rubygem "appraisal." He discusses how Blend tackles the common headache of dependency version clashes and integrates smoothly with CI systems to isolate and report specific compatibility issues. We learn how it works under-the-hood and helps library maintainers more easily keep their promises of supporting a library used in diverse environments. We cover the motivations, complexities, and real-world applications of Blend and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204)
Elixir Community News
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- https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0 (https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – OTP 27 release on GitHub
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – OCSP stapling explained
- https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord shares upcoming Cockroach DB support in Phoenix 1.7
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- https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach (https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – CockroachDB GitHub project
- https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html (https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Cockroach licensing FAQs
- https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim's tweet on Elixir's 12th birthday celebration
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YouTube livestream celebrating Elixir's 12th birthday
- José teased that an Elixir v1.17 RC might be ready.
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- https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488 (https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Ash Framework 3.0 release
- https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3 (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveToast discussion on Reddit
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- https://toast.src.rip (https://toast.src.rip?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveToast demo website
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- Nerves is an open-source platform for building and deploying production embedded systems using Elixir.
- https://nerves-project.org/ (https://nerves-project.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Nerves project