Thinking Elixir Podcast 289: Erlang Drives into QNX Territory
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Jan 27, 2026 A proof-of-concept brings Erlang/OTP to QNX, hinting at BEAM-powered in-car apps and HUD ideas. ExDoc gains LLM-friendly doc features and new tools like Tribunal and Beamlens apply AI to testing and runtime introspection. Oban Pro adds Python interop while Permit.Phoenix smooths LiveView authorization. Ecto_libsql, CKEditor5 integration, TideWave growth, and advances in typing Elixir round out the news.
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Erlang Running On QNX Is Feasible
- Porting the BEAM to QNX was surprisingly doable after solving platform definitions and syscall differences.
- Mark Ericksen notes a proof-of-concept booted Erlang on QNX and made HTTPS calls using crypto.
A Nerd‑Snipe Led To A Working Patch
- A developer asked why Erlang wasn't used in cars and learned QNX lack was the blocker.
- That nerd-snipe led him to produce a messy but working patch that boots Erlang on QNX.
Enable ExDoc 0.40 And Dep Warnings
- Upgrade ExDoc to 0.40 to get Markdown section copying and LLM-friendly llms.txt support.
- Enable mix dev deps option warn_if_outdated to receive upgrade reminders.