Author - Adi Iyengar

Adi Iyengar

Adi Iyengar is a Senior Software Engineer/Architect who is passionate about Test Driven Development and functional programming. He was extremely lucky to start off as an Elixir developer and has been using Elixir in production since 2015. Over those years, he has worked across a wide array of applications, and authored / contributed to several open source libraries. He enjoys finding ways of making software more deterministic and easy to work on. Adi is also currently working on a book for Packt which walks the readers through building a web framework in Elixir. He also spends his time organizing Boston Elixir meetups, mentoring people new to Software development, and selling Elixir to them. In his free time, he can be seen playing Billiards, Ping Pong or Breakdancing. He is also very passionate about Theoretical Physics and spends a good amount of his time keeping up with advancements in that field.

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Elixir Mix

Join our weekly discussion of the popular functional language built on top of the Erlang virtual machine. Each week, we discuss the world of Elxiir, Phoenix, OTP, and then BEAM.

292 Episodes

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EMx 125: Testing Phoenix Controller Plugs with Adi Iyengar

Adi Iyengar walks Eric and Chuck through the process of testing your plugs in your Phoenix Controllers. He leads out...

45:53

Apr 14, 2021

Elixir as a General Purpose Language  - EMx 262

This week, the panel gets in and talks about Elixir is not just a specialty language for high concurrency...

Nov 13, 2024

Mentorship and Teaching in Technology with Bruce Tate - EMx 261

Dive into an enlightening conversation with Allen, Adi together and special guest Bruce Tate as he shares his passion...

Nov 06, 2024

What it means to be a Senior - EMx 257

In this episode of the Mix the panelists talk about Seniority. They lay out their own personal journeys towards...

Oct 09, 2024

Milestones in Elixir's Evolution - EMx 256

The Elixir Mix Panel discusses the history of Elixir and the high points and big changes in the language and...

Oct 02, 2024

The Future of Data Transformation: Inside the Development of Babel - EMx 253

In this episode, we dive deep into the realm of data transformation and developer tools with our special guest, Alex...

Aug 14, 2024

Exercism’s Tools and Features: A Deep Dive into Concept Exercises and Learning Tracks - EMx 252

In today's episode, Allen and Adi delve deep into the world of Exercism and the dynamics of open-source coding. Join...

Jul 17, 2024

Success in Tech: Language Choices, Career Moves, and Functional Programming - EMx 251

Mark Sebald is a Senior Software Engineer. They explore the fascinating career journeys and diverse experiences of...

Jun 19, 2024

Exploring Elixir's Frontier with Anton Mishchuk - EMx 243

Anton Mishchuk is a Software Engineer. They dive into a fascinating conversation about software development,...

Mar 27, 2024

Uncovering Elixir Patterns, PromX Libraries, and JavaScript Sandbox Integration - EMx 242

Alex Koutmos is the Co-Founder at EagleMMS LLC. They explore the upcoming release of a book on Elixir patterns and...

Mar 13, 2024

Exploring Svelte: Power, Simplicity, and Reactivity with Live View in Elixir - EMx 241

Wout De Puysseleir is a freelance software developer. They engage in a detailed exploration of the intricate...

35:33

Feb 21, 2024

Real-Time Product Maintenance: Elixir and Phoenix at Supabase - EMx 240

Filipe Cabaço is a software engineer. Allen Wyma and Adi Iyengar host a compelling discussion with Filipe Cabaço...

1:01:51

Feb 14, 2024

Unlocking Elixir Opportunities - EMx 239

Hayden Evans is the founder of Beam It and an Erlang/Elixir recruitment specialist. They delve into the world of...

58:48

Jan 31, 2024

Credo Evolutions with René Föhring - EMx 238

René Föhring is the Head of Product at 5Minds, an open-source maintainer, and a conference speaker. They delve into a...

37:06

Jan 24, 2024

Streamlining Development with Ash Framework - EMx 236

Zach Daniel is the author of the Ash Framework. They dive into the world of software development, with a focus on the...

45:12

Jan 10, 2024

Marketing Success and Technical Challenges - EMx 234

Derek Kraan is an Elixir specialist. They delve into crucial aspects of software development and marketing. They...

50:43

Dec 27, 2023

Evolving Elixir with Saša Jurić - EMx 233

Saša Jurić is an Elixir mentor. They engage in insightful discussions on the practical applications of Credo for...

56:10

Dec 13, 2023

Navigating Niche Hiring, Remote Teams, and Tech Transitions - EMx 232

Daniel Kulesza is a software engineer. They delve into the intricate world of Elixir development and the challenges...

51:57

Dec 06, 2023

Unpacking Elixir's Deployment Capabilities and Event Sourcing Benefits - EMx 231

Yevhenii Kurtov joins this week's episode. They explore the latest trends in tech and development. They also delved...

Nov 29, 2023

Engaging with the Elixir Community - EMx 230

Adi and Allen join this week's panelist episode. They dive into the vibrant Elixir community and explore the...

39:57

Oct 11, 2023

Caching, Telemetry, and Beyond: Navigating Software Solutions for Efficient Development - EMx 229

Allen, Adi and Sascha join this week's panelist episode. They talk about the importance of a historical record,...

54:27

Sep 27, 2023

Observability in the Beam: An In-Depth Exploration of Tools and Solutions - EMx 228

Adi, Allen, and Sascha join this week's panelist episode. They dive deep into the world of observability, tracing,...

48:13

Sep 13, 2023

Building Applications with Flexibility and Scalability in Mind - EMx 227

Adi, Allena, and Sascha join this week's panelist episode. They dive into the world of engineering approaches for...

50:04

Sep 06, 2023

Choosing Elixir as your Language - EMx 226

Bruce Tate is the founder of grox.io. He begins by introducing himself and talking about the services his company...

1:01:54

Aug 16, 2023

Being an Elixir Engineer with Andrea Leopardi - EMx 225

Andrea Leopardi is a Software engineer, author, speaker, and member of the Elixir core team. He begins by sharing his...

50:14

Aug 09, 2023

The Elixir System with Josh Adams - EMx 224

Josh Adams is a Software Engineer at GridPoint. He joins the show to talk about his experience in Elixir. He begins...

49:13

Jul 26, 2023

Things Lately as a Developer - EMx 223

Adi, Allen, and Sascha join this week's panelist episode to discuss their most recent work update and exciting...

49:52

Jul 13, 2023

Building Your Web Framework in Elixir with Adi Iyengar - EMx 222

Adi Iyengar is an Engineering Leader, Startup Advisor, Author, and Elixir Mix Podcast Host. He joins Allen to talk...

42:43

Jul 06, 2023

Run Specific Test Cases using ExUnit with Kevin Mathew - EMx 221

Kevin Mathew is a Junior Backend Developer at Qiibee. He joins the show to talk about his article, "Run specific test...

1:00:26

Jun 28, 2023

Building Distributed Systems at Scale - EMx 219

Brent Anderson is a Software engineer at Knock. He builds high-scale messaging systems in Elixir. He joins the show...

55:24

May 31, 2023

Sports Betting in Elixir with Nikola Petrušić -  EMx 218

Nikola Petrušić is a Software Engineer at theScore. He joins the show to talk about Sports Betting. He begins by...

52:31

May 17, 2023

 What Have You Used Elixir For Recently? - EMx 217

Adi, Allen, and Sascha join this week's panelist episode to talk about their Elixir projects, recent discoveries, and...

53:32

May 05, 2023

Career Growth Opportunities- EMx 216

Charles Max Wood returns to Elixir Mix to discuss career growth opportunities. They dive into coaching and mentoring...

1:00:54

Apr 26, 2023

What's Haystack with Philip Brown? - EMx 215

Philip Brown is an Elixir software engineer, and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience building and scaling...

48:03

Apr 12, 2023

Learning about Owl with Artur Plysyuk - EMx 213

Artur Plysyuk is a Software Engineer at proSapient. He joins the show alongside Allen to talk about, "Owl: A toolkit...

37:10

Mar 29, 2023

Genetic Algorithms With José Diogo Viana - EMx 211

José Diogo Viana is a Full Stack Engineer. He joins the show to talk about, Genetic Algorithms to optimize an Asset...

49:01

Mar 15, 2023

How To Secure Your Elixir Application With Michael Lubas - EMx 208

In this episode, Allen, Adi, and Sascha are joined by Michael Lubas, the founder of paraxial.io, as they delve into...

58:58

Feb 22, 2023

Putting Elixir Applications Into Production In 2023 - EMx 206

Adi, Allen, and Sascha join this week's panelist episode to tackle different deployment applications in Elixir. Allen...

43:35

Feb 08, 2023

Building An Empire With Francesco Cesarini - EMx 204

Francesco Cesarini is the Founder & Technical Director at Erlang Solutions. It is a global corporation with a focus...

1:00:18

Jan 25, 2023

Templated GitHub Pages With EEX And External Data Sources -  EMx 202

Josep Lluis Giralt D’Lacoste is a software engineer passionate about technology in general. He is the Tech Lead at...

35:58

Jan 11, 2023

Embedded Software in Elixir With Amos King - EMx 201

Amos King is the CEO of Binary Noggin. He is also one of the hosts of the show Elixir Outlaws. He joins Adi and Allen...

Jan 04, 2023

Deploying Phoenix Applications With Herman Verschooten - EMx 200

Herman verschooten is an Elixir and Elm enthusiast and was once a Ruby Developer. He is also the developer of the...

45:17

Dec 28, 2022

Should You Use Process Dictionary In Your Elixir Program? - EMx 197

Join the Elixir Mix Panel as Adi opens the episode by discussing his thoughts on how some companies employ an...

54:26

Dec 07, 2022

2022 Frameworks - EMx 196

Adi and Allen join the show as they talk about different frameworks you can use for your Application. They also share...

38:59

Nov 30, 2022

A Thing or Two About Union Types - EMx 194

The panel dives into how different Union Types apply to Elixir. They share their thoughts and experiences on the...

47:36

Nov 16, 2022

How to Implement a Disk Cache Plugin for Elixir's Req HTTP Client with Thibaut Barrère - EMX 191

Today we talk with Thibaut Barrère, an independent consultant, working with development, data pipelines, and extract,...

1:10:21

Oct 05, 2022

Optimizing the Elixir CI Pipeline with Szymon Soppa - EMx 188

With day-to-day development, it is vital to ensure our workflows are optimized and that developer time is utilized...

48:56

Sep 14, 2022

Type-safe OTP in Gleam with Louis Pilfold - EMx 187

Today we talk with Louis Pilfold, an ex-elixir/Lang developer. Since 2018, Louis has been working on Gleam, and...

1:00:28

Sep 07, 2022

What it means to be a Senior - EMx 186

In this episode of the Mix the panelists talk about Seniority. They lay out their own personal journeys towards...

54:02

Aug 24, 2022

Domain-Driven Design And Elixir - EMx 185

In today’s all-panelist episode, we take a shot at demystify domain-driven design. We discuss several books and some...

53:45

Aug 17, 2022

Getting Hired as an Elixir programmer with Adi Iyengar - EMx 184

Today Adi, one of our hosts and the hiring manager at Elixir, talks about the intricacies of applying for a job, and...

42:32

Aug 10, 2022

Combining GraphQL and LiveView with Abul Asar Sayyad - EMX 182

Today we talk with Abul Asar Sayyad, a software engineer from Mumbai, India. Working for ID Plans, a commercial...

44:27

Jul 20, 2022

Building APIs - EMX 181

In this episode Adi and Sascha dig deeper into what it means to consume and build APIs in Elixir and how a RESTful...

1:06:16

Jul 13, 2022

Effective Software Documentation with Everett Griffiths - EMx 180

Bad documentation wastes time, costs real money, and makes developers unproductive. Documentation might be bad...

1:01:13

Jul 06, 2022

Macros and Busting Boilerplate with Robert Ellen - EMx 176

In this episode the panel talks to Robert Ellen and his experience with using macros in Elixir to get rid of some...

1:07:12

Jun 08, 2022

Career Progressions: From Paratrooper to Software Engineer with Teo Diaz - EMx 174

Teo Diaz spent the first half of his career as a paratrooper and security agent for the Spanish army, until he made a...

1:06:50

May 25, 2022

Promises of the Elixir & BEAM - EMx 173

In this all-panelist episode we discuss the promises of the BEAM, and how these hold up in reality. Is the BEAM truly...

54:12

May 18, 2022

Benchee and Elixir 2.0 with Tobi Pfeiffer - EMx 171

Tobi Pfeiffer, creator of Benchee, joins the show to share his perspective on benchmarking and Elixir integrations....

1:21:50

May 04, 2022

Building Project Severus with Eric Sullivan - EMx 169

Eric Sullivan joins the mix to discuss Project Severus. He started out with greeting carts and it grew into a way of...

1:03:34

Apr 20, 2022

Untangling Cloud Infrastructure with Cory o’Daniel - EMx 168

In this episode the panel chats with Cory o’Daniel which is one of the founders of massdriver.cloud where they try to...

1:11:22

Apr 06, 2022

Phoenix LiveView for Frontend Developers with Koen van Gilst - EMx 167

In this episode Koen van Gilst joins the mix to share his experience learning Elixir and LiveView as a mainly...

53:53

Mar 16, 2022

Event-Driven Elixir with Thomas Kunnumpurath - EMx 166

In this episode the panel talks to Thomas Kunnumpurath about how to build event-driven systems in Elixir and what...

1:00:17

Mar 09, 2022

Code Quality Tools In Elixir - EMx 163

Today, the gang discusses the best code-quality tools that you NEED in your Elixir tool-belt, plus what to look out...

1:00:51

Feb 16, 2022

To Umbrella or not to Umbrella - EMx 162

In this episode the panel is picking up an often discussed topic in the Elixir community: umbrella projects and...

45:23

Feb 09, 2022

Full-text Search Powered by Elasticlunr with Rasheed Atanda - EMx 161

In this episode Adi, Allen, and Sascha talk with Rasheed Atanda about his library Elasticlunr which brings the power...

45:17

Feb 02, 2022

When NOT To Use Elixir - EMx 159

In this episode, Allen, Sascha, and Adi discuss the type of apps where Elixir is a no-go, the weak spots you NEED to...

1:00:28

Jan 19, 2022

Getting Elixir Right with Alex Burlacu - EMx 158

Excited about Elixir but not sure how to get the most out of it? We’ve got you covered. In this episode, the Elixir...

1:01:24

Jan 12, 2022

Mastering LiveView ft. Sophie DeBenedetto - EMx 153

Sophie DeBenedetto rejoins the mix to discuss the latest developments in LiveView and how to use it to best effect in...

52:25

Dec 01, 2021

Publishing Content with PardallMarkdown ft. Alfred Reinold Baudisch - EMx 152

Alfred Reinold Baudisch joins the mix to discuss his publishing engine written in Elixir called PardallMarkdown. ...

44:58

Nov 24, 2021

The Elixir Job Market and Getting Hired - EMx 151

Adi recently found a new job and Chuck has been going through the interview process. So, the panel hop on the show to...

53:49

Nov 03, 2021

Tracking BTC with GenServer and LiveView ft. Arkadiusz Plichta - Emx 150

Arkadiusz Plichta joins the adventure to discuss how he built a system that tracks BitCoin value using GenServers. ...

35:08

Oct 27, 2021

Event Sourcing and CQRS ft. Ben Moss - EMx 148

Ben Moss joins the Mix to discuss Event Sourcing and CQRS in Elixir. Event sourcing is the practice of logging data...

54:41

Oct 13, 2021

Miss Elixir ft. Fernando Hamasaki – EMx 143

Fernando Hamasaki joins the mix to discuss Miss Elixir, where it came from, and what it is.

46:04

Sep 01, 2021

How to Become a Top End Developer - EMx 140

Charles Max Wood takes the lead this week. He and Adi Iyengar discuss what Top End Devs are and what people should be...

57:58

Aug 11, 2021

Gleam and Typing ft. Louis Pilfold - EMx 139

Louis Pilfold is the creator of the Gleam programming language. He explains what Gleam is and tells us where it came...

1:05:16

Aug 04, 2021

Elixir as a General Purpose Language - EMx 138

This week, the panel gets in and talks about Elixir is not just a specialty language for high concurrency...

38:05

Jul 27, 2021

Speeding up Elixir Regex replacement at Tubi with Yiming Chen - EMx 135

This week, we talk with Yiming Chen about how drilled into the root cause of some slow requests and how it turned out...

48:46

Jul 07, 2021

Development Setups for Elixir - EMx 134

The panel discusses their development setups, their journeys getting them to where they are now, and the tools they...

1:04:58

Jun 30, 2021

Securely Managing Environment Variables using DotEnvy with Everett Griffiths - EMx 133

Everett Griffiths is the author of the DotEnvy library. He wrote the library to help manage environment variables...

50:09

Jun 23, 2021

Milestones in Elixir's Evolution - EMx 132

The Elixir Mix Panel discussions the history of Elixir and the high points and big changes in the language and...

41:04

Jun 16, 2021

Client Side Drag and Drop with LiveView + Learning Elixir and Phoenix with Kelsey Leftwich - EMx 130

Kelsey Leftwich explains how Phoenix LiveView made it possible to build a simple drag and drop component without the...

43:58

Jun 02, 2021

Composing Queries for Ecto in Phoenix with  Szymon Soppa - EMx 129

Szymon Soppa joins the mix to talk about composing queries for your Ecto models in Phoenix. He talks about how Ecto...

25:11

May 26, 2021

Mind your behaviors with Knigge - EMx 127

Sascha Wolf joins the mix to talk about how to test behaviors in your Phoenix apps by using tools like Mox and Knigge.

40:05

May 12, 2021