Elixir Sydney · Wednesday 17 June 2026
Elixir Sydney: The Mythos/Fable Edition
5:30 - 8:00 PM · Decidr
Est. 2015 · Sydney, NSW · Beginners welcome · Press → or space
Welcome
Welcome to Elixir Sydney
▸ New to Elixir or the BEAM? You're in exactly the right place.
▸ Be kind and inclusive, we run under a Code of Conduct (elixir.sydney/code-of-conduct).
▸ Bathrooms and fire exits, ask any organiser if you're unsure.
▸ We take a few photos on the night, tell an organiser if you'd rather not be in them.
▸ RSVP and follow future meetups on Luma.
▸ Want to speak? First-time speakers are very welcome, grab us tonight or hit elixir.sydney/speak.
Tonight
Agenda
Doors open
Pizza, drinks & networking
Kick-off
Welcome & housekeeping
News & announcements
What's new across the ecosystem
Ash + GraphQL + Eventsourcing
Dave Parry
Future Proof Software with Ash
Josh Price
Networking
Grab a drink, stick around
Wrap up
See you next time
Your organisers
Who runs this
Mike Buhot
Alembic
Josh Price
Alembic
Dave Parry
Host · Decidr
With thanks to
Hosts & sponsors
Tonight's venue · Decidr
Since we last met · 23 Sep 2025
News & announcements
15 Jun 2026
A new home for Elixir Sydney
We've rebuilt elixir.sydney from the ground up and recovered our full meetup history going back to 2015.
13 Jun 2026
Fable 5 launched, then vanished three days later
Anthropic shipped Claude Fable 5 on 9 June, then disabled it and Mythos 5 globally three days later after a US export directive.
10 Jun 2026
Phoenix LiveView 1.2 is out
LiveView 1.2 brings colocated CSS, finishing the colocation story started in 1.1, plus HEEx compilation changes and automatic encoding of JS commands.
05 Jun 2026
Securing the BEAM: the EEF is now a CNA
The Erlang Ecosystem Foundation is now a CVE Numbering Authority and OTP 29 ships secure-by-default.
04 Jun 2026
Elixir 1.20 and OTP 29 have landed
A big few weeks for the BEAM, Erlang/OTP 29 and Elixir 1.20 are both out, with type inference and a strong security focus.
01 Jun 2026
HexDocs moves to per-package subdomains
HexDocs now serves each package from its own subdomain (package.hexdocs.pm) to isolate packages in the browser. Old links redirect, but update yours.
29 May 2026
Put your company on the EEF registry
The Erlang Ecosystem Foundation launched registry.erlef.org, a free, central registry of companies using the BEAM. Add yours, and consider backing the EEF.
News · 15 Jun 2026
A new home for Elixir Sydney
Josh Price
We've rebuilt elixir.sydney from the ground up and recovered our full meetup history going back to 2015.
elixir.sydney/news/a-new-home-for-elixir-sydney
News · 13 Jun 2026
Fable 5 launched, then vanished three days later
Josh Price
Anthropic shipped Claude Fable 5 on 9 June, then disabled it and Mythos 5 globally three days later after a US export directive.
elixir.sydney/news/fable-5-released-then-pulled
News · 10 Jun 2026
Phoenix LiveView 1.2 is out
Josh Price
LiveView 1.2 brings colocated CSS, finishing the colocation story started in 1.1, plus HEEx compilation changes and automatic encoding of JS commands.
elixir.sydney/news/phoenix-liveview-1-2
News · 05 Jun 2026
Securing the BEAM: the EEF is now a CNA
Josh Price
The Erlang Ecosystem Foundation is now a CVE Numbering Authority and OTP 29 ships secure-by-default.
elixir.sydney/news/securing-the-beam-cna-and-cves
News · 04 Jun 2026
Elixir 1.20 and OTP 29 have landed
Josh Price
A big few weeks for the BEAM, Erlang/OTP 29 and Elixir 1.20 are both out, with type inference and a strong security focus.
elixir.sydney/news/elixir-1-20-and-otp-29
News · 01 Jun 2026
HexDocs moves to per-package subdomains
Josh Price
HexDocs now serves each package from its own subdomain (package.hexdocs.pm) to isolate packages in the browser. Old links redirect, but update yours.
elixir.sydney/news/hexdocs-per-package-subdomains
News · 29 May 2026
Put your company on the EEF registry
Josh Price
The Erlang Ecosystem Foundation launched registry.erlef.org, a free, central registry of companies using the BEAM. Add yours, and consider backing the EEF.
elixir.sydney/news/erlef-company-registry
Who's hiring
Jobs
Software Engineer (Backend / Elixir)
Yojee · Sydney CBD (4 days in office)
Build enterprise-grade logistics software with Elixir/Phoenix — distributed, event-driven systems powering real-time freight operations across air, ocean, and road. We're looking for engineers with 4–6 years of backend experience across PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, and modern AI-assisted development workflows.
Engineering Manager
Yojee · Sydney CBD (4 days in office)
Lead high-performing engineering teams building enterprise-grade logistics software with Elixir/Phoenix and React. Own delivery, grow engineers, and stay hands-on while shaping distributed, event-driven systems powering real-time freight operations across air, ocean, and road. Experience leading teams, building production systems at scale, and leveraging modern AI-assisted development workflows across the SDLC required.
Next meetup
Elixir Sydney: July 2026
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · 5:30 - 8:00 PM · Decidr
We need speakers.
Talks, lightning talks, half-formed ideas, first-timers especially welcome. Come grab an organiser tonight, or pitch one online.
Submit a talk → elixir.sydney/speak
RSVP → https://luma.com/8nrbdf9o
Up next · 6:30
Ash + GraphQL + Eventsourcing
Dave Parry · Decidr
Dave explores event sourcing patterns with Ash, covering performance and scaling considerations.
Up next · 7:00
Future Proof Software with Ash
Josh Price · Alembic
Josh demonstrates Ash framework capabilities and recent work from Alembic.
That's a wrap
Thank you
Thanks for coming. Stick around for a chat, and we're always after speakers, first-timers included.
elixir.sydney