GOTO - Today, Tomorrow and the Future

Elixir in Action • Saša Jurić & Erik Schön

April 22, 2021 Saša Jurić, Erik Schön & GOTO Season 1 Episode 9
GOTO - Today, Tomorrow and the Future
Elixir in Action • Saša Jurić & Erik Schön
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This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.
http://gotopia.tech/bookclub

Saša Jurić - Author of "Elixir in Action"
Erik Schön - Author of "The Art of Strategy"

DESCRIPTION
Is Elixir the right tool for your job? Find the answer to that question from Saša Jurić, the author of "Elixir in Action". In this conversation, interviewer Erik Schön, managing director at Erlang Solutions Nordics and interviewee Saša explore key benefits and practices in using Elixir, a functional language with over 20k commits on GitHub.
The interview is based on Saša Jurić's new book "Elixir in Action": https://amzn.to/2RZh5eN

Read the full transcription of the interview here:
https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/how-to-start-with-the-elixir-programming-language

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action • https://amzn.to/2RZh5eN
Erik Schön • The Art Of Strategy • https://amzn.to/2UPzXPa

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Intro
What is Elixir?
How does BEAM compare to other VMs like the JVM?
Can you compare Go or Dark and the BEAM languages?
Thoughts on static typing and the BEAM languages?
Key benefits of Elixir from a business perspective
Who did you have in mind when writing the book?
What is unique about "Elixir in Action"?
Feedback on the book
Outro