This video was recorded at Code BEAM SF 19 http://bit.ly/2T3Do0U Get involved in Code Sync's next conference http://bit.ly/2Mcm4aS --- GO VS ELIXIR: A CONCURRENCY COMPARISON by Anna Neyzberg & Hannah Howard THIS TALK IN THREE WORDS: Go Elixir Comparison TALK LEVEL: Beginner ABSTRACT As a software engineer, we often are looking for the best tool for the job. Yet what about when languages appear similar? What then? In this talk, we will compare Go and Elixir. These languages have similar principles but make core tradeoffs that affect when one might use them. We will specifically compare their concurrency paradigms to see what we might use when. Read the full abstract: https://codesync.global/speaker/anna-neyzberg/ --- THE SPEAKER - ANNA NEYZBERG Founding ElixirBridge Anna is a San Francisco native who has done a lot of work in the ruby community in SF and currently sits on the board of RailsBridge. She has taken this community organizing experience and last year co-founded ElixirBridge in SF - an organization that offers free weekend-long workshops, with the goal of creating an inclusive welcoming space for underrepresented populations in tech to learn elixir. By day she works as a Developer at Carbon Five. When not in front of a keyboard, she is trying to get better at climbing rocks. More on Anna Neyzberg: https://codesync.global/speaker/anna-neyzberg/ --- THE SPEAKER - HANNAH HOWARD Coder, rabble-rouser Hannah Howard is a senior developer and tech generalist with over 15 years of experience in programming and other technical fields. Prior to programming, Hannah worked for 10 years in the non-profit sector in Los Angeles, specializing in LGBT advocacy and community organizing. Hannah returned to coding in 2012, and brings her passion and experience from community organizing to helping new programmers get up to speed on technical topics. More on Hannah Howard: https://codesync.global/speaker/hannah-howard/ --- CODE SYNC & CODE BEAM SF 19 Code BEAM SF is powered by Code Sync. Code BEAM SF 19 was sponsored by WhatsApp, The RealReal, Brex, Erlang Solutions, 2600Hz, PagerDuty, and aeternity. CODE SYNC Website: www.codesync.global Twitter: www.twitter.com/CodeBEAMio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CodeSyncGlobal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-sync/ Mail: info at codesync.global #Golang #Elixir #Software