From 315a0009f1ea05997ae827cc497d68842558e9ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Barbara Trojecka Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create combining-webassembly-elixir-and-phoenix-to-bring-2000-years-of-astrology-to-life.md --- ...o-bring-2000-years-of-astrology-to-life.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _talks/combining-webassembly-elixir-and-phoenix-to-bring-2000-years-of-astrology-to-life.md diff --git a/_talks/combining-webassembly-elixir-and-phoenix-to-bring-2000-years-of-astrology-to-life.md b/_talks/combining-webassembly-elixir-and-phoenix-to-bring-2000-years-of-astrology-to-life.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d70327d --- /dev/null +++ b/_talks/combining-webassembly-elixir-and-phoenix-to-bring-2000-years-of-astrology-to-life.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +level: +- Intermediate +tags: +- Elixir +- Phoenix +- Astrology +title: "Combining WebAssembly, Elixir, and Phoenix to Bring 2,000 Years of Astrology to Life" +speakers: +- _participants/tres-henry.md +published: true +--- +This talk describes our journey in building real-time astrology software in Elixir and Phoenix. I will highlight how we use WebAssembly and LiveView to create custom user experiences, such as on-the-fly SVG astrological charts and how we enable astronomical calculations on the client in just 2-3 milliseconds. Professional-grade astrology tools face the same engineering challenges as many other domains: managing vast amounts of data, modelling complexity without oversimplifying, and building fault-tolerant systems that professionals rely on for their livelihood. By presenting astrology as a unique problem space, I aim to show how the Elixir ecosystem’s power and versatility extends to a wide variety of domains. + +**OBJECTIVES:** +Regardless of individual beliefs, astrology is a uniquely thorny and complex problem space that requires some very creative engineering. Elixir and Phoenix have given us fantastic tools to solve some of those problems, and I hope this talk inspires engineers to explore new and unexpected applications of this powerful stack. + +**AUDIENCE:** +Elixir engineers working with Phoenix and LiveView.