Elixir GOTO Night: Scaling For (Almost) Free

We are happy to announce our 2nd Elixir GOTO Night taking place on March 28!

Talk: Scaling For (Almost) Free
Elixir's VM (BEAM) was designed for scaling through concurrency. It achieves this by treating individual units of execution as separate "processes" within the VM that coordinate by exchanging messages. This is often referred to as the Actor model, and opens the door to developing robust, scalable applications without the developer having to deal with the usual hurdles of locking, syncronization, etc.

In this presentation, we will look at: how Elixir processes work, both in theory and in practice (with Phoenix Framework as a prime example); best practices for how to use them in your own applications; and how to gain insight into your application's moving parts at runtime with tools such as Observer.

Speaker: Aaron Seigo, Kolab Systems AG

Aaron Seigo is a Canadian software developer and free software geek with nearly 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at startups, Fortune 500s, and in the public sector; has led global non-profits; and been a significant participant in the Free software world over the last 15+ years, founding and leading projects such as KDE Plasma. Aaron has spoken around the world at tech conferences; on numerous podcast, radio and TV shows, and appeared regularly in various periodicals. These days he serves as CTO of Kolab Systems in Zurich, Switzerland, where he is able to indulge his passions for startup culture, open source software, and cutting edge technology.

Q&A Lean Coffee

At our agile GOTO Nights we usually have an interactive Q/A where everyone is engaged in asking questions, prioritising them, and discussing the answers. All with a moderator who is the expert on the topic who can spike the discussion and add expert knowledge. We will try this out here as well!

Program

18:00 Welcome by GOTO Academy
18:05 Talk by Aaron Seigo
19:00 Break + Apero
19:20 Q&A Lean Coffee style
20:00 Networking + Open end

Free of charge
Snacks and refreshments included

If you cannot come, please let us know in advance so we do not have to buy more snacks than necessary. Thanks!