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Elixir Mentor

Jacob Luetzow
Elixir
Functional Programming
Software Development
Phoenix Liveview
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
Ecto
Saas
Ruby
Javascript
Software Engineering
Phoenix Framework
Ash Framework
Phoenix
Mentorship
Erlang
Java
Artificial Intelligence
Liveview
Jido

Welcome to the Elixir Mentor Podcast, your go-to source for All Things Elixir. This show digs into the heart of the Elixir community, featuring interviews with enthusiasts and pioneers who share their stories and innovative projects that define our ecosystem. Each episode explores groundbreaking libraries and boundary-pushing applications shaping Elixir's future. We discuss best practices, emergin... more

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Latest Episodes

Alex Koutmos, CTO of EagleMMS and author of Elixir Patterns, is back with two books in beta: Programming Nerves, which gets web developers building hardware from Livebook, and Elixir For Finance, written with his brother Dimitri on real market and Fe... more

Mike Hostetler, creator of Jido and ReqLLM, is back for round three. Jido 2.0 hit the top of Hacker News and took his docs server down with it, and Jido v3 betas are already on Hex. We get into agentic back pressure, why models write better declarati... more

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Michael Lubas, CEO of Paraxial.io and the first guest ever on this podcast, is back to check in on the state of security. We get into Microsoft's record Patch Tuesday, why AI keeps lowering the bar for attackers, the OpenAI sandbox escape story, and ... more

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Adam Gusky, solo founder of Blawgy, on how businesses get recommended by ChatGPT and other AI tools, and what technical founders get wrong about marketing. Adam went from a college wrestling meme page and 30 side projects to quitting his job, selling... more

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Recent Guests

Adam Gusky
AI engineer by day and solo founder of Blawgy
Blawgy
Episode: Adam Gusky on Getting Recommended by AI
Brice Ayres
Founder/CEO of Axio Intelligence, fractional engineering expert
Axio Intelligence
Episode: Brice Ayres on Fractional Engineering
Francesco Ciulla
Developer relations professional and Elixir/Rust educator
Zerops (Developer Relations)
Episode: Francesco Ciulla on Winning Developer Adoption
Jason Allum
Creator/maintainer discussing Beadwork and AI workflow tooling
Beadwork project
Episode: Jason Allum on Beadwork
Tjaco Oostdijk
Drummer turned Elixir developer, involved with music education app Musicless and work at Dutch media group DPG
DPG Media (publishing services)
Episode: Tjaco Oostdijk on Drums to Elixir
Peter Ullrich
Senior Elixir developer, researcher into CVEs, and collaborator with Erlang Ecosystem Foundation
Self / Various employers in Elixir space
Episode: Peter Ullrich on Hunting CVEs
Michael Lubas
CEO of Paraxial IO
Paraxial IO
Episode: Michael Lubas on AI, Attack, and Defense
Luca Corti
CTO of Sibill, Milano FinTech for Italian SMEs
Sibill
Episode: Luca Corti on Bringing Elixir to Fintech
Steve Domino
Software engineer turned fintech co-founder and CTO of CRU
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Episode: Steve Domino on Starting a Fintech

Host

Jacob Litzow
Host of Elixir Mentor; leads interviews and guides conversations in the Elixir ecosystem

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 16 ratings
  • Great Elixir Podcast

    I’m so happy I stumbled upon this podcast. Jacob does a great job finding amazing people and has come up with some really insightful interviews. Please keep them coming!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Capitol Reef
    United States2 years ago

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Great Elixir Podcast shows thoughtful, technically rich conversations.
Very actionable discussions that listeners can apply in real projects.
Audience gets practical, production-focused insights from seasoned Elixir practitioners.
Excellent guests and strong host chemistry; consistently high-quality content.

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#142
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#223
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Talking Points

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Mike Hostetler on Jido v3
Q: What are you using for your fuzz testing?
We fuzz test the public API surfaces of each library, create codecs definitions, and use property tests to catch edge cases like negative numbers or schema mismatches; this approach helps validate robustness across the outer boundary of usage, while continuing to test against live API providers.
Mike Hostetler on Jido v3
Q: So going from Jido 2.0 to 3.0, what have you done?
Jido v3 focuses on simplifying the service surface, integrating Runic for durable workflows via a DSL, and replacing older constructs like pods with topologies to coordinate multiple agents under a single supervision tree, plus adding stronger declarative patterns and broader testing to ensure reliability in live environments.
Michael Lubas on the State of Security
Q: For Elixir developers, what is the practical path to learning cybersecurity?
Start with foundational security concepts, work through hands-on labs like Burp Suite labs, read classic texts such as The Web Application Hacker's Handbook, and progressively apply to your Elixir stack with targeted, fast security checks.
Brice Ayres on Fractional Engineering
Q: What are some real-world tools or approaches you've used to run engineering workflows with AI as an orchestrator?
Brice discusses using Ash Framework, Grok Bot, Linear for project management, and CLI-driven agent architectures to simulate an engineering org. He describes spawning sub-agents to handle tasks, using a release engineer to merge code, and employing documentation writers to keep future agents informed, all enabled by AI orchestration and pattern-based guardrails.
Thomas Athanas on Building Without Vendor Lock-In
Q: How did you end up as head of engineering at LevelAll and what's your journey to this moment?
Thomas describes a natural progression from senior to staff within LevelAll, eventually sharing leadership as co-head of engineering and guiding the team through complex deployments and strategic tech choices.

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What is Elixir Mentor about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A tech-focused show centered on Elixir, its ecosystem, and practical applications across domains. Episodes frequently explore developer adoption, AI-assisted workflows, and modern tooling (LiveView, Ash, Bedrock, Beadwork), with deep dives into security, fintech, and distributed architectures. Guests range from educator-practitioners and developer advocates to security researchers and startup founders, yielding a mix of tactful production realities, production-grade advice, and hands-on engineering stories. The format often blends practical how-tos with thoughtful commentary on community, governance, and the evolving role of AI in development. A standout pattern is pairing technical depth with real-world constraints to help listeners ship r... more

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