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UPDATE: The meetup will be on the 14th floor (at the above address) and elevators will be unlocked to this floor. There will be some ACLers in the lobby to help guide people to the right spot. Washrooms will be on the 15th floor, accessible through the elevators.

Hello Alchemists and Erlangutangs! 🍌

Apologies for the delay between the first hack night and this talk night! I've been quite busy brewing up some concoctions. ⚗️

The schedule:

6:30 - Doors Open, mingle & grab some snacks

7:00 - Talk starts

8:00 - Q&A Session

9:00 - Doors close and we move discussions with new and old friends to nearby establishments

Feel free to message me with any questions :)

The team over at ACL (https://www.acl.com/) has been busy too! And they'd like to share their experiences!

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Big thanks to ACL (https://www.acl.com/) for also sponsoring the venue & refreshments!

The synopsis:

Eugene Gilburg is a principal software engineer with ACL Services. ACL has been using Ruby on Rails for most cloud development, but occasionally tries out other technologies. Last year, we have started developing a platform-wide activity logging module, to store, aggregate, and display activities performed by our users in any cloud application, and we picked Phoenix/Elixir as the technology of choice.

In this talk, Eugene will discuss the successes and challenges of using Phoenix/Elixir to build a high-throughput, single-focus service. Eugene will highlight the basics of the language and framework, how it compares to Ruby on Rails, what are some of its unique strengths and capabilities, such as the functional pipeline model, powerful pattern matching, and the Phoenix plug system. Eugene will also discuss how complex it was introducing and using Phoenix/Elixir from the organizational perspective, (such as team education, testing, and deployment).

This particular talk will not focus on more advanced concepts such as OTP or actors; it is primarily targeted towards organizations new to the technology, especially if coming from other frameworks like Ruby on Rails. Themes such as flexibility, ease-of-use, productivity, and knowledge transferability will be discussed as much as the more technical capabilities. If you are curious about the framework and considering whether to adopt it in your organization, this talk may help you decide.