Introducing Elixir Observer - Juan Manuel Azambuja | ElixirConf US

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Introducing Elixir Observer - Juan Manuel Azambuja | ElixirConf US 2025

Introducing Elixir Observer - Juan Manuel Azambuja | ElixirConf US 2025

This talk was recorded at ElixirConf US 2025. If you’re curious about our upcoming event, check https://elixirconf.com✨

The talk covers the journey from inception to production of the Elixir Observer, a tool built to help newcomers to the ecosystem easily find and discover what the ecosystem has to offer.

Besides the technical challenges, Elixir Observer was built with a strong focus on its design, making it appealing to developers outside our community.

The presentation will also cover what’s in the roadmap for the tool’s future, and how can any member of our community can contribute to its development.

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[antoine-duchenet]

The initiative is great !

But… Am I the only one thinking the “Observer” name is unfortunate/confusing besides the existing :observer tool ?
:observer is what comes to my mind first (it seems important enough to get its own entry in the documentation) and I have to admit that this is pretty annoying to stumble upon “Observer” content when looking for :observer stuff (and it seems ironically puzzling for newcomers in the ecosystem).

[AstonJ]

Here’s the link in case anyone’s interested

Elixir Observer

And great minds think alike - our new forums (eg /phoenix) contain some similar info (core teams, classification, some GH stats, links to repo/docs/hex, latest news, etc)

[slouchpie]

@antoine-duchenet

the “Observer” name is unfortunate/confusing

I agree 100%
It should be called “Comparator” which is now a widely recognised word thanks to Minecraft redstone comparators.

[hilko]

Observex?