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Indielixir

by Carter Bryden

Indielixer is a show about side projects built with the Elixir programming language. Follow along with me, Carter Bryden, as I talk to you each episode about the ideas, frustrations, tips, and tricks that I uncover while working on my own indie projects using Elixir.

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Episodes

  1. #12 - Building a CDN is hard

    Episode Notes This episode I talk about building globally distributed proxy servers for approximated.app, and my struggle with finding a way to have one IP address route to the server nearest the user. Mentioned in this episode: fly.io AWS Route 53 DNSimple Reach me @carterbryden on twitter Find...

  2. #11 - Approximated.app, Code Base, Tap.Works

    Episode Notes Back again after a pandemic hiatus! This episode I talk about what's happened with earlier projects (forte.chat, tap.works) and some new projects - Approximated.app and CodeBase.app - that I'm working on. Want to get in touch? Send me a message on twitter: @carterbryden Find out…

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  3. Tap.Works

    Episode Notes In this episode I talk about: What I've been working on over the summer with Forte Chat A new project Tap.Works for deploying Elixir & Phoenix projects to your own servers without docker Using liveview all over the place and LOVING it Using tailwindcss in combination with liveview…

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  4. #009 - Focusing On Being Useful

    Episode Notes I tried out Phoenix Liveview for the first time and talk about my experience with it. I also go over a change in focus on my project forte.chat to provide more immediately useful features to freelancers like myself. Find out more at http://indielixir.com

  5. #008 - Taking Breaks and Launching

    Episode Notes It's been a while and I'm glad to be back! In this episode I talk about taking breaks, launching and going forward with Forte Chat, and also a new project called Git Vendor. Forte.Chat GitVendor.com Find out more at http://indielixir.com

  6. #007 - Favorite Tools & Services

    Episode Notes I've been out of town and unable to work on my own indie projects for the last few weeks, so I thought this would be a good time to do an episode about some of my favorite tools & services that I use with my own projects. None of these have paid me or are associated with me, I just...

  7. #006 - Why Indie Projects?

    Episode Notes Heads up, this episode is more about the Indie side of Indielixer. Talk about coding and Elixir will be back in the next episode! In this episode I talk about why I believe in Indie projects and make an argument for doing one yourself. I explain why I chose Forte as my current Indie...

  8. #005 - Testing & Refactoring

    Episode Notes Talking about where Forte is at, and philosophies on testing and refactoring in software development. Website: indielixer.com Twitter: @sudocodes Email: [email protected] Find out more at http://indielixir.com

  9. #004 - Realtime & Channels

    Episode Notes This episode I talk about channels, presence and other realtime features that drew me into elixir/phoenix and how I use them in my indie projects. Find out more at http://indielixir.com

  10. #003 - Event Tracking

    Episode Notes This episode I talk about one of my favorite little projects, an event tracking phoenix app I call Almanac. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @sudocodes Find out more at http://indielixir.com

  11. Episode 2 - Learning Elixir

    Episode Notes I talk about why I learned Elixir in the first place, how I started learning it, What I love about it, and where I'm going from here. Now with (hopefully) improved audio and 50% less rambling! The Udemy Course I mention: Link

  12. First Episode

    Episode Notes Welcome to the first episode of the podcast. I introduce myself, the podcast, and ramble a bit about how I implemented users in an Elixir Phoenix project. It can only get better from here! Twitter: @sudocodes Email: [email protected]

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Indielixer is a show about side projects built with the Elixir programming language. Follow along with me, Carter Bryden, as I talk to you each episode about the ideas, frustrations, tips, and tricks that I uncover while working on my own indie projects using Elixir.

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How many episodes does Indielixir have?

Indielixir currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Indielixir about?

Indielixer is a show about side projects built with the Elixir programming language. Follow along with me, Carter Bryden, as I talk to you each episode about the ideas, frustrations, tips, and tricks that I uncover while working on my own indie projects using Elixir.

How often does Indielixir release new episodes?

Indielixir has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Indielixir is created and hosted by Carter Bryden.
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