Beam Radio Episode 81: The Power and Control of the Ash Framework with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le
Nov 13, 2024
Zach Daniel, co-author of 'Building Web Applications with Ash' and creator of the Ash framework, joins Rebecca Le for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of Elixir programming. They explore the motivations behind Ash, recent improvements in version 3.0, and the crucial role of user feedback in shaping its features. The duo also discusses the upcoming Igniter tool and its impact on collaborative code generation, as well as the anticipated Ash 4.0 and its compatibility strategies, making programming more efficient and secure.
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AI Agent with Ash
- Zach Daniel built an AI agent that uses Ash in two hours, demonstrating its capabilities.
- The agent leverages Ash's JSON API and Open API generation, ensuring secure application usage.
Ash Book
- Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le are writing a book, "Building Web Applications with Ash."
- It will be a comprehensive tutorial and reference, including a LiveView app example.
Book-Driven Development
- Rebecca Le's experience writing the Ash book led to improvements in onboarding and documentation.
- This "book-driven development" highlighted areas for improvement in the framework.
