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GenServer Patterns You Should Know
Beyond the basics: practical GenServer patterns from production systems
Elixir & Phoenix Engineering
Deep-dives on Elixir, Phoenix, OTP and distributed systems — code first, from two decades of shipping production software.
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Start with processes, then supervision and observing a running system.
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Organize application boundaries, build interactive screens, and test them.
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Project structure, code patterns, and the effect of ecosystem stability on AI tools.
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Elixir in production
Start with processes, then supervision and observing a running system. Articles are listed in suggested reading order.
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Reading the Supervision Tree Contract, Key by Key
A code-first reference for OTP supervision in Elixir: child specs, the three strategies, restart types, restart intensity, shutdown semantics, and DynamicSupervisor.
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Observability for Elixir Applications
OpenTelemetry integration, distributed tracing, and structured logging
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