Episode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir

In this episode of BeamRadio, hosts Andrew Ek and Alex Koutmos are joined by German Velasco. They chat about the complexities and advantages of using Elixir and Phoenix for software development and explore the onboarding process for developers transitioning from other languages. Get in touch with German: Bluesky: ‪@germsvel.com‬ Twitter: @germsvel We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio ( and Underjord (

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Episode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir is an episode from Beam Radio by Lars Wikman.

This episode is 1:13:59 long.

This episode was published on Jun 27, 2025.

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