Sometimes you want to delete a file after sending it with Phoenix (or any other webframework). How can you do that reliably?

Developing a communication platform is a perfect fit for the BEAM. Learning its characteristics requires users and a significant load. We developed for three years before we added users.

Elixir protocols are powerful for achieving polymorphism. But with great power comes (you've guessed it) great responsibility. I want to share my perspective on this.

I've been meaning to setup my blog for about three years. This time around I decided to push through and instead of delaying my writing even more, use it as a force. Once it's up and published I no longer have to configure it, make it look a specific way, figure out some new tooling, it's already there. Ready to publish.