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!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/266
Elixir Community News
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- https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1952839142993252736 – Chris McCord announces Phoenix 1.8.0 release on X
- https://phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-1-8-released – Official Phoenix 1.8.0 release blog post with details on new features
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/blob/v1.8.0/CHANGELOG.md – Phoenix 1.8.0 changelog detailing all changes and improvements
- Phoenix 1.8.0 features include AGENTS.md for LLM development, themes with dark mode, streamlined generators, phx.gen.auth magic links, revamped guides, and scopes
- https://thinkingelixir.com/ – ThinkingElixir courses (Pattern Matching and Code Flow) are now completely free and open, no longer requiring login. Site converted from WordPress to static hosting.
- https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/releases/tag/v0.29.2 – ElixirLS v0.29.2 release with call hierarchy provider, built-in MCP server for LLM integration, and custom .formatter.exs file location setting
- https://github.com/dimamik/torus – Torus - new Elixir library for seamless PostgreSQL search integration with Ecto
- https://torus.dimamik.com/ – Torus library demo site showcasing search capabilities
- https://bsky.app/profile/curiosum.bsky.social/post/3lwb7kqp34c2u – Bluesky announcement of new Elixir Hub website
- https://x.com/pattrnmatch/status/1953905555141005692 – X post about Elixir Hub website launch
- https://elixir-hub.com/ – Elixir Hub website - centralized resource for Elixir companies, books, and podcasts
- https://bsky.app/profile/virinchicv.bsky.social/post/3lssupg7j7c2t – Bluesky announcement of LiveTable v0.3.1 update
- https://github.com/gurujada/live_table – LiveTable - LiveView library for dynamic tables with sorting, filtering, and pagination
- https://hexdocs.pm/flop – Flop library - alternative to LiveTable for data filtering and pagination
- https://hexdocs.pm/flop_phoenix – Flop Phoenix - Phoenix integration for Flop filtering library
- https://bsky.app/profile/theerlef.bsky.social/post/3lwcf5xstik23 – EEF Bluesky post about sharing BEAM events on their website
- http://erlef.org/events – Erlang Ecosystem Foundation events page for submitting BEAM community events
- https://elixirconf.com/ – ElixirConf US 2025 official website
- https://ti.to/elixirconf/2025/discount/ThinkingElixir – ElixirConf US 2025 both virtual and in Orlando FL, August 28-29. Tickets with ThinkingElixir discount code for 10% off
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