BEAM Summit 2023 NYC
Event Overview
BEAM Summit is the premier conference for developers working with the BEAM virtual machine ecosystem, including Erlang, Elixir, Gleam, and other BEAM languages. The conference brings together practitioners and language designers to share knowledge about building reliable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.
- Conference Website: https://www.beamsummit.com/
Key Themes
- Erlang/OTP patterns and practices
- Elixir application development
- Phoenix framework and LiveView
- Distributed systems design
- Fault tolerance and supervision trees
- Concurrency patterns on the BEAM
- Emerging BEAM languages (Gleam, LFE)
Topics Covered
Erlang Ecosystem
- OTP design principles
- GenServer and supervision patterns
- Hot code reloading
- BEAM internals and performance
Elixir Development
- Phoenix framework
- LiveView for real-time applications
- Ecto and database patterns
- Nerves for embedded systems
Distributed Systems
- Distributed Erlang
- Clustering and node communication
- CAP theorem in practice
- Message passing patterns
Emerging Technologies
- Gleam language
- Lisp Flavored Erlang (LFE)
- BEAM ecosystem tooling
- Testing and property-based testing
Community
- Erlang Ecosystem Foundation
- ElixirForum
- Local Erlang/Elixir user groups
Resources
- Erlang: https://www.erlang.org/
- Elixir: https://elixir-lang.org/
- Phoenix Framework: https://www.phoenixframework.org/
- Nerves Project: https://nerves-project.org/
Notes
- Focus on practical applications of BEAM technologies
- Strong emphasis on reliability and fault tolerance
- Community-driven conference format