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Software Engineer & Team Lead in #ElixirLang and Nerves. Father. Husband. Jesus follower. https://bibleproject.com is fantastic!

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a man in a green jacket is standing in a room with his mouth open and screaming . ALT: a man in a green jacket is standing in a room with his mouth open and screaming .
08.08.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sr. Software Engineer - Elixir (Environmental Systems) - Jobs - Careers at Apple Apply for a Sr. Software Engineer - Elixir (Environmental Systems) job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.

One of y’all should go write #ElixirLang at Apple.

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200604960/sr-software-engineer-elixir-environmental-systems?team=SFTWR

#ElixirJobs

30.05.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Sam Altman and Jony Ive's awkward io video feels like empty hype until a compelling device is released, especially given Ive's post-Jobs design missteps (Jason Snell/Six Colors)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

24.05.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Let’s recap:

BBC uses custom Elixir DSLs to serve

πŸ“ˆ 600m+ monthly unique views
πŸ’» 12 servers (down from 100
πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» 7 #elixirlang engineers!

Mind blowing! 🀯

16.05.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Looking forward to my first #NervesConf & #GigCityElixir. Just one more short flight to Chattanooga tonight.

#ElixirLang

08.05.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One reason Apple fought tooth and nail to disallow web payments for apps:

Because Apple’s IAP is SO bad in many ways, and *so many* apps will move to web-based payments now not mainly because of the 30% Apple fee, but because of how bad IAP is (from a dev perspective).

Let me give you21 examples:

03.05.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 14

Yes, reviewing code on GitHub in Safari was brutal today. So slow.

04.02.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know a handful of experienced #ElixirLang devs who have been hit by layoffs recently. If you'd like an intro, or you have any tips on remote roles they should apply for, let me know.

30.01.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

Where do you all go for home office design inspiration? Colors, rugs, furniture, art, etc. Not desk stuff.

I'm in a mostly empty weird green room and need to fix it. πŸ˜…

08.01.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are not the only person. I appreciate using unless that way, too! There are definitely cases where my brain interprets it more readily.

10.12.2024 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

βœ‹

05.12.2024 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahaha. Yes!!!!!!! So sure to cause endless debate. But this is absolutely the β€œright” answer. 😁

27.11.2024 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heck yeah! 😍

27.11.2024 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Long live #ElixirLang! 😁

15.11.2024 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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