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Realtime apps, the BEAM, and the small experiments that come out of them.
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TownSquare is a perfect match for BEAM
Why a realtime-presence widget is a textbook example for Elixir/OTP — and how it solves the hard time Node (and friends) are giving you.
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Build a Twitter clone on the BEAM
A step-by-step Chirp tutorial in Elixir + Francis — realtime, multi-user, zero external infrastructure.
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Screener Copilot
A Chrome extension that turns plain English into a live stock screen — how it works, with structured tool-use and on-device models, and an honest look at where it stops.
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T-Mobile Smart Home
How a bloated smart-home product became an award-winning consumer app — reorienting around everyday “stories”, a skunk-works team, and a full rebuild that won the Red Dot and iF Design awards.