SmartLogic

The internet was built on open protocols. How did so much of our identity, audience, and content end up locked inside a handful of platforms?

Today, Mallory Knodel, executive director and founder of the Social Web Foundation, joins the Elixir Wizards to discuss the state of the open internet.

We talk about what it would take to build a more open, interoperable social web, and why developers should build with privacy, usability, human rights, and user agency in mind.

🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E09
📺️ https://youtu.be/YthUJqKkkmY

There's so much going on in the Elixir ecosystem right now, and ElixirConf US is where the community comes together to talk about it.

SmartLogic and the Elixir Wizards will be there, and we'd love to meet you!

📍 Chicago • Sept 10–11
🎟️ Early bird pricing is extended through July 2nd
✨ Use code Elixirwizards for an extra 10% off

https://elixirconf.com/ /

America’s Premier Elixir & Phoenix Conference takes place on Sept 10-11, 2026, Chicago & online From beginners to experts, attendees benefited from hands-on training and thought-provoking keynotes. Our community comes together to help shape Elixir's future, championing the growth and innovation of the Elixir ecosystem. The conference features 30+ sessions covering: - Production war stories and...

The demand for electricity has never been higher.

Today, Mike Ratliff, co-founder and CTO of GridVar, joins the Elixir Wizards to discuss the technology behind a more distributed, resilient power grid.

We talk about power quality, demand response, microgrids, virtual power plants, and the growing pressure on our energy infrastructure.

📺️ https://youtu.be/0XfPLxJDtTc
🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E08

How do you stay curious, creative, and inspired over a long engineering career?

Today, Ellyse Cedeno joins Elixir Wizards to talk about beginner’s mindset, experimentation, soft influence, and how to keep the spark alive for the long run.

📺️ https://youtu.be/FooxP-O4NMs
🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E07

Happy World Ocean Day! 🐋

We're celebrating by highlighting our work with Ocean Conservancy's Clean Swell®, a mobile app that lets volunteers track the quantities and types of litter they collect during cleanups around the world.

With Clean Swell, each cleanup does more than remove trash from beaches and waterways. The data collected contributes to a growing body of research that helps scientists and policymakers better protect our oceans.

We're proud to build technology that supports healthier oceans and a healthier planet.

Read the case study here: https://smartlogic.io/case-studies/clean-swell

Is GitHub becoming less reliable... or are we just more aware of it now?

Marek Šuppa joins the Elixir Wizards to talk about the Missing GitHub Status Page, why some devs are moving their repos, and how open-source collaboration has become dependent on centralized platforms.

📺️ https://youtu.be/hN_IT4y_qPY
🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E06

Does AI know the difference between correct code and good code?

Today, Saša Jurić joins the Elixir Wizards to talk about code quality in the age of AI, how to use AI as a coding tool without generating redundant slop, and the importance of having a human in the loop.

📺️ https://youtu.be/LoxQaI3jo38
🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E05

AI adoption is more than just experimenting with the tools. To get the most out of it, you need to rethink how you do your work.

Swipe for practical tips from SmartLogic COO Bri Bellavati's recent blog post.

Curious how you can use AI effectively in your organization? Let's talk! https://bit.ly/4dBkvhl

Today, Somtochi Onyekwere joins the Elixir Wizards to talk distributed systems, infrastructure resilience, and what recent large-scale outages reveal about the fragility of centralized cloud platforms.

🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E04
📺️ https://youtu.be/EUY7oU-81Jc

Today, Greg Medland (aka The Elixir Fixer) joins Elixir Wizards to talk about the current US jobs market, the broader software engineering landscape, and what he's seeing in the Elixir recruitment space.

🎧️ https://bit.ly/EWS15E03
📺️ https://youtu.be/mEDptRbb7ho