Best of Elixir — November 2024

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   bluzky/salad_ui: Phoenix Liveview component library inspired by shadcn UI

   Salad UI is a Phoenix LiveView component library inspired by shadcn UI. To use it, add it to the list of dependencies in your mix.exs file, initiate it in your project with mix salad.init, and install desired components. Configurations such as custom error translations are supported. For local development, clone the repository, use the Salad Storybook for component previews, and run tests with mix test. Adherence to code formatting with mix format is necessary for successful pull requests.

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   mssantos/polo: REST client for browsers.

   Polo is a minimalist REST client for JSON APIs that you can run directly from your browser. It's built with Elixir and Phoenix, leveraging Phoenix LiveView for most functionality. After cloning the Polo repository and setting it up with Docker, you can create request collections and share them using Git. Custom JavaScript is minimal, with styles primarily written in custom CSS. Polo also supports request collections using NimblePublisher.

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   Embedded Zig with Elixir, Mandelbrot set

   This post demonstrates how to run embedded Zig code with Elixir using the Zigler library. It covers the creation of a binary buffer in Zig that is consumed by Elixir, with a focus on computing and displaying the Mandelbrot set using a Livebook. The key code snippets for setting up the environment, compiling the Zig code, and processing pixel data are included.

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   ElixirDrops

   ElixirDrops provides insights into automating CI/CD for Elixir applications, installing Erlang, Elixir, PostgreSQL, and Phoenix with a single command, managing AppSignal revisions, and freeing up storage on development machines.

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