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In this episode I talk with Jim Freeze about his knack for getting into communities early, ElixirConf, PhoenixFramework training, organizing conferences, and more.

Our Guest, Jim Freeze

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Announcements

Code Mesh 2015 is going to take place on the 3rd and 4th of November, and listeners can use the code fngeekery10 to get 10% off when you register.

Chicago Erlang 2015 is coming up on the 10th of October, in the format of a two track, one day Erlang workshop. To find out more and to register visit www.chicagoerlang.com/.

CityCode Chicago will be taking place on the 9th of October. City Code Chicago is a one day immersive technology conference for programmers to spark creativity and innovation. To find out more and to register visit chicago.citycode.io.

ElixirConf 2015 is happening in Austin, TX on October 1st-3rd. Keynote speakers include past guests José Valim and Jessica Kerr, with over 28 speakers and over 200 guests. To check the schedule and register visit www.elixirconf.com/.

If you have a conference related to functional programming, contact me, and I will be happy to announce it.

Topics

Jim Freeze’s early adopter history

Prag Dave Thomas’ post on Elixir

Programming Ruby

Programming Elixir

Starting conferences in the “early” days of languages

Background in starting LoneStar Ruby regional conference

“I don’t want someone else to start and Elixir Conference”

“Interesting to see everyone meeting for the first time”

Erlang Solutions

ElixirConf EU

Next ElixirConf EU to be in Berlin

ElixirConf 2014 videos

“A lot of everybody not quite understanding what they had”

WhatsApp being bought by Facebook for $19 Billion

What this year’s ElixirConf is looking like from speaker submissions

The community is realizing how the BEAM works and what the BEAM is

Integrating Phoenix and Elm

Bleacher Report talk at ElixirConf EU

Advice for submitting a talk to a conference

Advice for putting on events

Chad Fowler’s How to Run a Small Conference

Phoenix Framework Training

Chris McCord’s promo video for Phoenix Training

Jim and Chris McCord on Elixir Fountain

Quill library

Mathematica and WolframAlpha

Wrote a Google Wave style app in a small amount of time

Plug

Cowboy

Jim Freeze’s Elixir Videos

Phoenix Training feedback on future training sessions

Idea of a condensed version of the Phoenix Training

Phoenix 1.0

A giant Thank You to David Belcher for the logo design.