# \#beam **URL:** https://forum.devtalk.com/tag/beam/371.md [Latest](https://forum.devtalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.devtalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.devtalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Thinking Elixir 304 - Types, CVEs, and Hot Reloads](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-304-types-cves-and-hot-reloads/245437)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 May 2026 11:43 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-304-types-cves-and-hot-reloads/245437 "2026-05-19T11:43:57Z")
Episode 304 of Thinking Elixir. News includes a major milestone for Elixir’s set-theoretic types as inference of all language constructs is completed and merged with Elixir v1.20.0-rc.5 hot on its heels, OTP 29.0 drops a… --- ## [Thinking Elixir 302 - BEAM in Your Pocket](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-302-beam-in-your-pocket/243805)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 May 2026 12:39 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-302-beam-in-your-pocket/243805 "2026-05-05T12:39:13Z")
Episode 302 of Thinking Elixir. News includes Mob, an exciting new framework that brings BEAM-on-device mobile development to Elixir with OTP running natively inside iOS and Android apps, Folio a new library for generati… --- ## [Thinking Elixir 293 - The BEAM as the Universal Runtime](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-293-the-beam-as-the-universal-runtime/235301)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 February 2026 13:28 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-293-the-beam-as-the-universal-runtime/235301 "2026-02-24T13:28:17Z")
Episode 293 of Thinking Elixir. News includes Hackney v3.1.0 dropping ~1.3 million lines of C code in favor of a pure Erlang QUIC implementation for HTTP/3 support, Benoît Chesneau’s Hornbeam 1.0.0 bringing Erlang-powere… --- ## [Process-Based Concurrency: Why BEAM and OTP Keep Being Right](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/process-based-concurrency-why-beam-and-otp-keep-being-right/235111)
**Author:** [@vipulbhj](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/vipulbhj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 02:48 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/process-based-concurrency-why-beam-and-otp-keep-being-right/235111 "2026-02-23T02:48:06Z")
A first-principles guide to process-based concurrency — what makes BEAM different, how OTP encodes resilience into architecture, and why everyone keeps reinventing it. --- ## [Thinking Elixir 284 - ‘Tis the Season for a Type System](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-284-tis-the-season-for-a-type-system/227438)
**Author:** [@brainlid](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/brainlid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 December 2025 13:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/thinking-elixir-284-tis-the-season-for-a-type-system/227438 "2025-12-23T13:16:44Z")
Episode 284 of Thinking Elixir. News includes José Valim announcing that Elixir v1.20 is well underway with full-type inference possibly landing before the end of the year, Gleam v1.14.0-rc1 with fault tolerant type infe… --- ## [Elixir Patterns (PragProg)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-patterns-pragprog/199753)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [10 September 2025 14:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-patterns-pragprog/199753 "2025-09-10T14:25:17Z")
This book forgoes the abstract and instead provides concrete examples to help you better leverage the unique properties of Elixir, Erlang, and BEAM. Alexander Koutmos @akoutmos Elixir Patterns aims to surface the p… --- ## [Spotlight: Sean Moriarity (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sean-moriarity-author-interview-and-ama/124628)
**Author:** [@PragmaticBookshelf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/PragmaticBookshelf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2023 19:43 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-sean-moriarity-author-interview-and-ama/124628 "2023-10-16T19:43:41Z")
Author Spotlight: Sean Moriarity @seanmor5 Machine learning sounds both magical and difficult, but with the right tools and the right language, it’s both available to and achievable for developers. We talked wi… --- ## [Functional Conf online 24-26 March 2022](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/functional-conf-online-24-26-march-2022/42282)
**Author:** [@confengine](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/confengine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2022 06:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/functional-conf-online-24-26-march-2022/42282 "2022-03-01T06:14:04Z")
Functional Conf is for anyone using functional programming - whether you’re a beginner or advanced. Navigating the loop in water, on land and in programming models - FRANCESCO CESARINI & BRUCE TATE Day one is devoted … --- ## [ElixirMix 146 - Onboarding and Transitioning into Elixir](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixirmix-146-onboarding-and-transitioning-into-elixir/23345)
**Author:** [@wolf4earth](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/wolf4earth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 September 2021 07:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixirmix-146-onboarding-and-transitioning-into-elixir/23345 "2021-09-30T07:24:03Z")
The Elixir Mix panel takes the helm to talk about helping onboard and transition new developers onto an Elixir team. They discuss helping developers who may not have an Elixir background. They also advise Chuck on how to… --- ## [ElixirMix 145 - How Far Can You Push a GenServer ft. Brian Underwood](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixirmix-145-how-far-can-you-push-a-genserver-ft-brian-underwood/22455)
**Author:** [@wolf4earth](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/wolf4earth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2021 13:08 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixirmix-145-how-far-can-you-push-a-genserver-ft-brian-underwood/22455 "2021-09-23T13:08:04Z")
Brian Underwood joins the mix to discuss his recent project where he created a game that would push more and more load onto a GenServer to see at what point the performance and usability begins to degrade. The discussion… --- ## [SpawnFest anyone?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spawnfest-anyone/21764)
**Author:** [@mafinar](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mafinar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [21 September 2021 18:06 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spawnfest-anyone/21764 "2021-09-21T18:06:24Z")
I’ll be participating. This would be very interesting because I have been having coders block + a lot of distraction this weekend. But let’s see if thus works. Also haven’t coded Elixir much lately so this could be ther… --- ## [ElixirMix 140 - How to Become a Top End Developer](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixirmix-140-how-to-become-a-top-end-developer/17083)
**Author:** [@wolf4earth](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/wolf4earth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [13 August 2021 21:33 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixirmix-140-how-to-become-a-top-end-developer/17083 "2021-08-13T21:33:09Z")
Charles Max Wood takes the lead this week. He and Adi Iyengar discuss what Top End Devs are and what people should be doing to become Top End Devs. They start out discussing the default trajectory of a developer’s caree… --- ## [Podcast: ElixirMix 139 - Gleam and Typing ft. Louis Pilfold](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/podcast-elixirmix-139-gleam-and-typing-ft-louis-pilfold/16908)
**Author:** [@wolf4earth](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/wolf4earth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2021 07:48 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/podcast-elixirmix-139-gleam-and-typing-ft-louis-pilfold/16908 "2021-08-11T07:48:04Z")
Louis Pilfold is the creator of the Gleam programming language. He explains what Gleam is and tells us where it came from. He then dives into why he wrote a statically typed language for the BEAM, the challenges involve… --- ## [2021/05/19 Code BEAM V Europe - Virtual Conference](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/2021-05-19-code-beam-v-europe-virtual-conference/9486)
**Author:** [@ErlangSolutions](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/ErlangSolutions)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 May 2021 15:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/2021-05-19-code-beam-v-europe-virtual-conference/9486 "2021-05-10T15:40:03Z")
Code BEAM V Europe takes place next week. For three half days, we’ll bring together the European Erlang and Elixir community to share, learn connect and inspire. We’ve organised a speaker lineup we’re really proud of inc… --- ## [What is your opinion about Caramel, the OCaml compiler with Erlang backend?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-about-caramel-the-ocaml-compiler-with-erlang-backend/3613)
**Author:** [@DevotionGeo](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/DevotionGeo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2020 10:32 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-about-caramel-the-ocaml-compiler-with-erlang-backend/3613 "2020-11-26T10:32:50Z")
@rvirding @OvermindDL1 --- ## [OCaml on the BEAM](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ocaml-on-the-beam/4199)
**Author:** [@ErlangSolutions](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/ErlangSolutions)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 00:28 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ocaml-on-the-beam/4199 "2020-11-20T00:28:02Z")
Interested in a blazingly fast type checker with 25 years of investment, delivered on the BEAM? Check out Caramel, an exciting project from our colleague Leandro Ostera. Learn more in our introductory blog https://www2.e… --- ## [Do you say 'unpack' or 'destructure'?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-say-unpack-or-destructure/3409)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [25 October 2020 08:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/do-you-say-unpack-or-destructure/3409 "2020-10-25T08:00:01Z")
Consider this Erlang code: Rectangle = {rectangle, 20, 10}. {rectangle, Width, Height} = Rectangle. \> Width. 20 \> Height. 10 When I was watching an Elixir video the person kept calling this ‘destructuring’ (which I thi… --- ## [The Hamler Programming Language](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-hamler-programming-language/777)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [12 June 2020 11:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-hamler-programming-language/777 "2020-06-12T11:16:33Z")
Another BEAM language… The Hamler Programming Language Hamler is a strongly-typed language with compile-time typechecking and built-in support for concurrency and distribution. Hamler empowers industries to build th… --- ## [Gleam v0.8 released](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gleam-v0-8-released/645)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 May 2020 12:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/gleam-v0-8-released/645 "2020-05-12T12:45:22Z")
It’s been a really good couple months for Gleam. The community has been growing, we’ve been getting new features and improvements, and now it’s time for another release. Let’s take a look! HTML Documentation; Gleam for…