Peter Saxton
Currently building rich web applications at my company Workshop 14. Previously started a PhD developing components for quantum computers. Left because the real world has a much faster feedback loop. Enjoys working with Ruby, Elixir and JavaScript. p.s. also erlang, Typescript, Python, Haskell, Ocaml, Kotlin, labview, D and scala. Will take any opportunity to get immersed in the Great Outdoors.
Talks I've Given
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All Chat Applications: Lesson 2
Featuring Peter Saxton
Elixir is a powerful tool. In just 15 minutes you can have an acceptable chat application. Here endeth the blog post, but wait, you have more questions...
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Building a webserver in Elixir
Featuring Peter Saxton
To a Ruby developer Elixir can seam like one of an overwhelming selection of trendy new languages. Elixir's lightweight processes mark it as unusual among these new languages, and give it a unique set of strengths. This talk explores the virtues of Elixir processes and demonstrates how to...
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Building for the web without a framework - Peter Saxton
Featuring Peter Saxton
Using the best ideas from Clean code and Hexagonal architecture, I will walk through how I have been building web apps using only the structure provided by mix and umbrella applications.
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Building with domain concepts
Featuring Peter Saxton
All useful software is applied to a particular problem domain. This talk will encourage the use of value objects to better model a programs problem domain.
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The future is here just not evenly distributed
Working with Elixir everyday at Curl and loving it. Also acquainted with Scala, Python, Ruby and JavaScript.
A regular participant in hacknights and meet-ups in London, I am always learning something new. Recently I have written and presented on the topic of Domain Driven Design. Up next I am exploring how well Docker and Elixir play together.