George Millo
@georgemillo.bsky.social
Software developer working with Elixir, Phoenix and LiveView.
Wrote a new post about some opinions I've grown so far after immersing myself in agentic engineering. Does anyone disagree? arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/spovs-f...
Spiky Points of View from 2,000 hours of agentic engineering
A few opinions on where software engineering is heading
arrowsmithlabs.com
Following old school acquaintances on social media, it's remarkable how many have left the UK. And more keep leaving. And we're not in our 20s anymore, these aren't backpacking trips. Grown-ups with careers are expatriating for the long-term. The brain-drain will destroy us.
ANNOUNCEMENT: “George Arrowsmith” is dead. A couple of years ago when I started publishing Elixir content, I decided I wanted to keep my online persona separate from my real life, and thus began writing under a pseudonym. 1/
QA is about to become a huge bottleneck in software development. AI lets us churn out HUGE amounts of code extremely fast, but you still need to make sure it works. AI can help with testing too, but if you _really_ want to be sure it works, 1/
Elixir friends: tomorrow I will begin the below challenge, using AI to resurrect a large abandoned codebase. Any suggestions? I'd love to find an Elixir project if there's a good candidate. What does the community need?
New testimonials for Learn Phoenix LiveView. Thanks Georgi and Dwight! Check it out yourself at LearnPhoenixLiveView.com
I don't think it's just contexts' fault. I think it's also too much boilerplate that's needed to achieve basic stuff and LiveView not being part of the framework + its design with views and components being two different things. It's still the best stack on the planet if you asked me 🙃 (1/2)
George Millo@georgemillo.bsky.social · last yr.Did contexts kill Phoenix? New blog post: arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/did-con...
New testimonial for Mastering Phoenix Forms. Thanks Jim! (Check it out for yoursellf at MasteringPhoenixForms.com, now fully updated for Phoenix 1.8.)
Phoenix contexts are simpler than you think. My new blog post explains why: arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/phoenix...
Phoenix contexts are simpler than you think
Beginners are always overthinking yet, but it doesn’t need to be confusing
arrowsmithlabs.com
I just pushed an update to *Mastering Phoenix Forms*. The content and code are now fully up-to-date for Phoenix 1.8. See for yourself at MasteringPhoenixForms.com! Here's some feedback from existing customers:
New blog post: **Numbering nested inputs in Phoenix LiveView.** This should be a simple feature to add to your nested forms, but it's not obvious how to implement it, and there are complications if your nested inputs are sortable. arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/numberi...
Elixir Radar issue 473 is out! 📣 You can read it here: buff.ly/sToO24X This issue features content from @thatarrowsmith.bsky.social @josevalim.bsky.social , Marcin Ruszkiewicz, Caio Delgado and Dan Schultzer. Thank you! #ElixirLang
Elixir Radar 473
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Here's some of the feedback I've received since launching the LiveView and OTP Crash Course five months ago. (Check it out yourself at liveviewcrashcourse.com. It's free! 😉)
As we're getting ready for the first release candidate of #Phoenix #LiveView 1.1, I want to write about some of the new features and improvements we've been working on. A thread! #ElixirLang #MyElixirStatus
Fully agree with this HN comment. LLMs are the most amazing technology I've ever seen. Why all the hate and negativity?
Been a while since I published new Phoenix content! My new blog post is about how to do some things with nested LiveView forms that go slightly beyond the standard add/remove/sort stuff describe in the docs: arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/phoenix...
Nested forms in Phoenix LiveView: advanced tips and tricks
Learn advanced techniques for rendering nested forms with inputs_for in Phoenix LiveView
arrowsmithlabs.com
I want an LLM for my email. “Write a short email to David telling him I’m looking forward to seeing him on Saturday, and ask him what the dress code is. Show it to me for approval before sending.” Much easier than writing it myself. Does this exist yet?
New testimonial for Learn Phoenix LiveView. Thanks Ondra! Check it out yourself at LearnPhoenixLiveView.com
Claude sucks at writing Phoenix - it still uses all the old pre-1.7 syntax like `form_for`, `Routes` etc.. Working around this by writing detailed explanations of the new syntax in my cursorrules but it's a PITA... is there a better way? @elixirlang.bsky.social #MyElixirStatus
Who are the most interesting people talking about coding with AI on Bluesky?
It's a steal!!! Get it if you have the oportunity!
George Millo@georgemillo.bsky.social · last yr.Just ~31 hours left to grab this course at the lower price!
New testimonial for Learn Phoenix LiveView. Thanks Dan!
Claude Sonnet 3.7 is great, except that I'm now spending 10% of my time writing prompts or code, and 90% sitting around waiting for Cursor's agent mode to finish. Starting to think I could code while reading a book.
This Sunday I will be doubling the price of my course Mastering Phoenix Forms, from $49 to $99. Get it at the lower price while it's still available: masteringphoenixforms.com
Mastering Phoenix Forms
The definitive guide to building complex, powerful forms with Phoenix, LiveView, and Ecto
masteringphoenixforms.com
Underrated Bsky feature: the “for you” tab tells me whether I already follow someone, without me having to click through their profile to check. I wish X did this.
When I'm king of the world, Coca Cola will be rebranded in Spanish-speaking countries to "Cueca Cuela".
lukelukeluke@lukelukeluke.bsky.social · last yr.Me: i’ll have a coke Waiter: is coke-of-cola okay Me: maybe, what is that
