Code BEAM STO took place in Stockholm between 31 May – 01 June. The two-day conference brought together 50 speakers who shared exciting talks about open-source applications based on Erlang, OTP, Elixir and BEAM just to name a few.
We asked three of our developers from Derivco Sweden a few questions about their experience at the Code BEAM STO.
Who: Daniel
Position: Backend Software Engineer & Tech Lead
Why did you want to attend the Code BEAM?
Some of the talks looked really interesting and it’s always nice to listen to people who are passionate about what they do.
What were your expectations for the conference?
Hopefully to gain some knowledge and inspiration that can be used.
Three words to describe it?
Pie and cookies. ☺
Favourite theme of the conference? Why?
The BEAM track, it’s nice to see people playing around with the BEAM like the Elm talk.
Favourite speaker? Why?
Simon Phipps gave a really good talk about Open Source and why it matters.
Who: Sophy
Position: Backend Software Engineer
Why did you want to attend the Code BEAM?
I want to know more about the latest releases of Erlang and Elixir, how others are using them effectively, and if there are any useful libraries/tools we can use in our daily work.
What were your expectations for the conference?
Get to know about the information listed above.
Three words to describe it?
(This is really difficult …) practical, exciting, interesting
Favourite theme of the conference? Why?
There are too many of them, I do like the updates on Elixir/Erlang as knowledge sharing and some talks from Cisco/WhatsApp on how they are using Erlang.
Favourite speaker? Why?
Hard to say, I like the one from Natalie (https://codesync.global/speaker/natalia-chechina/) on the research they did on Erlang performance and robotics using Erlang. The reason being, it’s clear, thus easy to follow and good to see the comparisons with other languages.
Who: Valeri
Position: Backend Software Engineer & Tech Lead
Why did you want to attend the Code BEAM?
I was interested in learning new techniques I can use in my daily work and catching up with recent research and improvement of the platform.
What were your expectations for the conference?
Learning about the improvements made in the upcoming OTP 21 release and the latest advances in the state of the art.
Favourite speaker? Why?
Josef Svenningsson with “A gradual type system” because I’m interested in languages with strong type systems and ways of bringing their benefits over to Elixir.