In episode 199 we build a sleek, real-time search modal using Phoenix LiveView’s Portal component.

https://elixircasts.io/phoenix-liveview-portal-component

Episode 267 of Thinking Elixir. News includes the exciting announcement of Tidewave Web, a new AI-powered service that runs locally in your development environment with an AI chat sidebar that can directly interact with and modify your Phoenix and Rails applications. José Valim joins us for a deeper dive into Tidewave as well! We also cover a comprehensive new ElixirLang blog post about interoperability in 2025 that explores all the ways Elixir and BEAM can work with other languages and runtimes, from traditional NIFs and Ports to newer options like AtomVM for microcontrollers, Popcorn for browser deployment, and integrations with Rust, Zig, Python, and C++. Additionally, Livebook Teams has officially launched out of beta with SSO support and enterprise features, Oban v2.20.0 brings job updating capabilities and improved plugin supervision, PhoenixAnalytics v0.4.0 adds 12 new themes and drops the DuckDB requirement, LiveView v1.1.7 introduces a new stream_async function, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKlwt73XzmM

The aws-sso-config-generator, an Elixir CLI application bundled with burrito, helps generate your complete AWS Config file (~/.aws/config). You can customize profile names, generate new IAM Identity Center (authorization code/PKCE) and legacy config (device code).

https://github.com/djgoku/aws-sso-config-generator

Zoi is a new schema validation library for Elixir inspired by the Zod library from the JavaScript ecosystem, bringing a similar functional API for defining, validating, transforming and coercing data, using elixir pipes for the schema definition.

📚 Docs:https://hexdocs.pm/zoi/Zoi.html

📦 Hex:https://hex.pm/packages/zoi

💻 Repo:https://github.com/phcurado/zoi

In this episode, we’ll explore how Phoenix 1.8 has simplified LiveView layouts by turning them into function components, making them more flexible and explicit.

https://elixircasts.io/multiple-layouts-in-phoenix-1.8

Gleam careers, workflow orchestration, VPP with Elixir, security disasters, BEAM+Rust combo, and taming 20M Oban jobs! @IsaacHarrisHolt , @maennchen_ https://codebeameurope.com/#keynotes

Igor shares migration strategies and when to choose simplicity. Get your ElixirConf US tickets. https://elixirconf.com/talks/embracing-the-monolith-migrating-21-java-microservices-to-elixir/

Learn how to use AppSignal to monitor, debug, and resolve errors in your Absinthe-based GraphQL API: https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/08/19/tracking-errors-in-absinthe-for-elixir-with-appsignal.html

Episode 266 of Thinking Elixir. News includes the official release of Phoenix 1.8.0 with exciting new features like dark mode themes, streamlined generators, magic links in phx.gen.auth, and AGENTS.md for LLM-assisted development. ElixirLS v0.29.2 with call hierarchy provider and MCP server integration, the new Torus library for seamless PostgreSQL search with Ecto, ThinkingElixir courses becoming completely free and open, a new Elixir Hub website centralizing community resources, LiveTable v0.3.1 updates for dynamic LiveView tables, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wnz1tbTnvA

My ThinkingElixir.com programming courses are now 100% free and open to the public! I converted a WordPress site with courses into a static website. The project downloads are now published on GitHub.

Enjoy!

https://thinkingelixir.com/available-courses

Ever had to explain BEAM to someone who’s never used it?

Piotr Nosek tackles the challenge with a playful question: how would you sell a cat to someone who’s never seen one?

Using this metaphor, he shares ways to bridge the gap between technical detail and real-world value, without drowning people in jargon.

Check out the latest webinar: https://www.erlang-solutions.com/webinars/selling-cats-as-a-developer/

https://www.meetup.com/nerves/events/305303634

Need a solid WYSIWYG for Elixir? Most solutions are partial, outdated, or just plain JS embeds with no LiveView support. Meet ckeditor5-phoenix - a ready-to-go CKEditor 5 LiveComponent.

Repo: github.com/Mati365/ckeditor5-phoenix

At MQ Summit 2025, Clemens Vasters unveiles CNCF xRegistry - set to power type-safe event pipelines in Azure & Microsoft Fabric. Key takeaway: know your events, own your schemas. Save your spot!

https://mqsummit.com/participants/Clemens-Vasters/

Tired of jumping between JS files and LiveView code?

In Episode 197, we explore Phoenix LiveView 1.1’s colocated Hooks & JavaScript.

https://elixircasts.io/liveview-colocated-hooks

Episode 265 of Thinking Elixir. News includes Phoenix LiveView v1.1 being released with exciting new features like colocated JavaScript, portals for teleporting content, keyed comprehensions, and improved change tracking, Stack Overflow Survey 2025 results showing Elixir as the third most admired language and Phoenix as the most admired web framework for the third year running, Peter Solnica announcing a new high-level relation abstraction library called drops_relation built on top of Ecto, The Primeagen (a popular YouTube dev influencer) switching to Elixir and showcasing pattern matching features, Software Mansion organizing Global Elixir Meetups around the world for September 2025, ElixirConf US 2025 tickets available with a discount code, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8sqN6zgCxQ

How to build a Phoenix-based info station with Nerves. It’s production-ready to check ➡️ https://curiosum.com/sl/mcrxu1or

Fintech systems, AI+multimedia, ORM alternatives, UI testing, LLM validation & OTP mastery from top BEAM minds! https://codebeameurope.com/#keynotes

Jordan Miller reveals how Datomic’s immutable, time-travel magic simplifies complex systems, enables composable pipelines, and makes debugging a breeze! Perfect for scalable, functional apps https://elixirconf.com/talks/immutable-data-for-mutable-systems-how-datomic-bridges-the-gap/

AshStudio is a Visual Studio Code extension purpose-built for Ash Framework projects. With AshStudio, you get a better experience for building Elixir applications with Ash.

🚀 Key Features

Intuitive Section Navigation: Jump between top-level sections of your Ash resources with Ctrl+Shift+P, breadcrumbs, and a custom sidebar. The extension parses your codebase, so navigation is always context-aware and lightning fast.

Jump-to-Definition: Ctrl+Click navigation to actions, aggegates, attributes, calculations, and resource definitions.

Mermaid Diagram Generation and Viewing with CodeLens: Instantly visualize relationships and resource diagrams right in your editor. CodeLens annotations provide one-click access to diagrams, making it easier to understand and communicate your architecture.

Available in both the Microsoft store and OpenVSX. Check out the github repo for more.