Elixir Friends

Nov 04 2024 6 ep. 70 mins 8

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Conversations about work, life, and other things with... Elixir friends. Inspired by the hallway track of ElixirConf.

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Friend #6 - Matt Wynne

Nov 04 2024 68 mins

Matt Wynne joins me in episode 6 of Elixir Friends! We chat about how an English man landed in Canada among draft dodgers, about being a ski bum, skateboarding as we get older, my path from Bolivia to the U.S., and how I got into programming. We also talk about how he got involved with Cucumber, how he's the author of 3 books (mostly 1, he says), the business around Cucumber, and h

Friends #5 - Josep Giralt D'Lacoste and Ellie Fairholm

Oct 28 2024 63 mins

Josep Giralt D'Lacoste and Ellie Fairholm join me in episode 5 of Elixir Friends!We talked about meeting at ElixirConf (one of the highlights of my ElixirConf), their amazing job at presenting a keynote, preparing for public speaking, running daily (even if you don't like it), preparing for a marathon, writing their Engineering Elixir Applications book, and more! Links: - Engineeri

Friend #4 - Andrew Ek

Oct 21 2024 92 mins

Andrew Ek joins me in the 4th episode of Elixir Friends! I discover his past as poet and professor (and I think we should get his published works), and his present past-time: tennis. We also talk about software consulting being more than just writing code, and we even dive into cognitive load theory! Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/ektastrophePodcast theme music by Transistor.fm

Friend #3 - Tyler Young

Oct 14 2024 53 mins

Tyler joins me to chat about the pain of marketing, subscription fatigue, buying music, using Cursor, doing house projects, and more!Tyler on Twitter: https://x.com/TylerAYoungMusic by Transistor.fm

Friend #2 - David Bernheisel

Oct 07 2024 64 mins

David joins me in the second episode of Elixir Friends to chat about life, Elixir podcasts, wordpress drama, creating an RTF Phoenix engine, and more!David on Twitter: https://x.com/bernheiselDavid's Elixir Stream tools: https://elixirstream.dev/David on the Thinking Elixir podcast: https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm

Friend #1 - Peter Ullrich

Sep 23 2024 82 mins

Peter Ullrich joins me in the first ever episode of Elixir Friends! We talk about what's going on in his life, including tech gear, putting Indie Courses in hibernation mode, live streaming again, and more! We also get a delicious description of one of his favorite foods... but you probably have to go to Germany to get it. Peter in Twitter: https://x.com/PJUllrichIndie Courses: htt