Thinking Elixir Podcast 277: Searching Across the Hexiverse
Nov 4, 2025
Discover the new HexDocs search engine, enabling smooth cross-package searches for dependencies. Dive into the Elixir Language Tour, offering interactive lessons via WebAssembly. Learn how EMLX makes Stable Diffusion possible on Mac GPUs. Reflect on lessons from the recent AWS outage, highlighting the importance of resilience in service design. Explore Google's Model Context Protocol and its potential to enhance AI tooling in the browser. The hosts unpack these exciting developments, sharing insights for the Elixir community.
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Interactive Elixir Tour In The Browser
- Software Mansion released an Elixir Language Tour that runs Elixir in WebAssembly via Popcorn for interactive learning.
- The tour uses Monaco editor and lessons to teach types, pattern matching, functions, and processes without installing anything.
Use The Tour To Learn Core Concepts
- Use the tour's table of contents to jump to pattern matching, guards, and process lessons for focused learning.
- Try the interactive examples to internalize Elixir constructs rather than just reading docs.
Stable Diffusion On Mac GPUs via EMLX
- Paulo Valente enabled Stable Diffusion to run on Mac GPUs by adding an EMLX Nx backend targeting Apple Silicon.
- This unlocks local ML acceleration on many Macs and invites sponsor-supported work for ongoing NX integration.