EMx 038: Slax and SAX Parsers with Ben Schmeckpeper

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Panel

• Charles Max Wood
• Josh Adams
• Mark Ericksen

Joined by special guest Ben Schmeckpeper Episode Summary Charles would expressed how in this episode they had a good time learning about “SAX parsers and about some of the issues with migrating and sharing space between systems.” They discussed the benefits of using SAX (Simple API for XML). One of these benefits is that of being event based. Elixir and Ruby are also discussed, with a greater focus on Elixir. One benefits of using Elixir is that of pattern matching. Lots is also shared on “containers” and the pros and cons of these. Links

• Ben Schmeckpeper Twitter
• Ben Schmeckpeper blog
• https://photos.app.goo.gl/17v3dnxGoYsgkTvn6
• https://photos.app.goo.gl/zH17oda67NKPr1rL9 
• xmerl XML parser 
• Erlsom - Erlang library to parse XML documents 
• BERT - Binary ERlang Term 
• BERT and BERT-RPC 1.0 Specification 
• Saxy - an XML SAX parser and encoder in Elixir  
• Genstage 
• Slax
• SAX - Wikipedia

Picks Josh:

• Who gives an F*** about rails in 2019

Mark: 

• Mental model for understanding Elixir GenServers  

Charles:

• Episode 400 of Ruby Rogues 
• Villinous Disney Game 

Ben:

• The Soul of a New Machine
• Reflections on Trusting Trust
• The Rise of Worse is Better  
• Flameshot 

Special Guest: Ben Schmeckpeper.

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