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realtime
Persistent connections, presence, and the parts of an interface that only work while the server is still on the line.
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The “design engineer” role should go beyond front-end
A password checklist leads from user research through frontend architecture, server validation, persistent connections, and the BEAM.
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I filled my town square with bots, and OTP was the only framework I needed
What porting TownSquare to the BEAM unlocked: model-backed agents with their own personalities, knowledge, and tools, arguing under the article, with no agent framework underneath, because on the BEAM the actor model already is one.
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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.