José Valim: Designing a Language You Can Maintain for Decades

29 Sep 2026 · 53 min

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What changes when the software you’re maintaining is a programming language that thousands of other applications depend on? José Valim joins Robby to trace Elixir from a frustrating Rails concurrency bug to a language designed for long-term evolution, then looks at how AI is changing documentation, dependencies, coding tools, and open-source maintenance.

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Maintainable

Robby Russell · Tech & Science · English

Do you feel like you're hitting a wall with your existing software projects? Are you curious to hear how other people are navigating this? You're not alone. On the Maintainable Software Podcast, Robby speaks with seasoned practitioners who have overcome the technical and cultural problems often…

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