Best of ElixirJune 2025

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    fuelen/html2text

    HTML2Text is a high-performance Elixir library that converts HTML documents to plain text using Rust NIFs. It leverages Rust's html2text crate for fast parsing while maintaining content structure and readability. The library offers a simple API with HTML2Text.convert/2 function that accepts HTML content and line width parameters, supporting features like heading conversion, list formatting, table rendering, and link preservation.

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    Phoenix 1.8 Gets Official Security Documentation

    Phoenix 1.8 final release will include official security documentation covering OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. The documentation aims to help developers understand common security risks and prevention methods in Phoenix applications. This addition demonstrates the Elixir community's commitment to security and provides businesses with confidence when considering Phoenix adoption.

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    Gleam for Elixir users

    A comprehensive comparison guide showing syntax differences between Gleam and Elixir programming languages. Covers variables, functions, operators, data types, pattern matching, and modules. Highlights Gleam's static typing, compile-time type checking, and different syntax conventions compared to Elixir's dynamic nature. Demonstrates how common Elixir patterns translate to Gleam equivalents, including function definitions, custom types, and module organization.