Macro Mayhem

We recap ElixirConf US in Chicago, unveil this year's AtomVM-powered Goatmire name badges, and dig into what happened after Pushin hit the front page of Hacker News. Plus OTP security releases and a Rebar4 call for input.

NEWS

  • Jonatan is #69 and Peter is #102 globally for number of reported CVEs
     – CVE reporter credits ranking (CIRCL):
  https://cve.circl.lu/credits/?q=&page=7
  • OTP security releases, and OTP 29.1 released
     – OTP security updates (EEF CNA):
  https://com.erlef.org/wg/cna/2026/09/01/otp-updates.html
     – Erlang/OTP 29.1 released:
  https://erlangforums.com/t/erlang-otp-29-1-released/5949
  • Rebar4 asks for input: which plugins to prioritize for compatibility testing
     – Rebar v4: which Rebar plugins should we prioritize for compatibility
  testing? https://erlangforums.com/t/rebar-v4-which-rebar-plugins-should-we-prior
  itize-for-compatibility-testing/5908
     – Rebar3: integrating with Erlang/OTP (Kickstarter): https://www.kickstarter.
  com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp
  • ElixirConf EU 2026 videos are also being released (43 videos as of this
  morning)
     – ElixirConf EU 2026 playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvL2NEhYV4Z
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  BLOGS

  • Announcing Pushin: https://peterullrich.com/announcing-pushin
  • Nathan Long — Label your processes:
  https://nathanmlong.com/2026/09/label-your-processes/
  • EEF — Defending our ecosystem against AI threats:
  https://com.erlef.org/wg/sec/2026/09/02/our-self-defense.html

  MEETUPS & CONFERENCES

  • Goatmire — Sept 27 – Oct 3, Varberg, SE: https://goatmire.com
  • CodeBEAM — Oct 21 – 22, Haarlem, NL: https://codebeameurope.com

  DISCUSSION

  • ElixirConf US was last week — keynotes are already available
     – ElixirConf US 2026 playlist:
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqsKC3zWaDc
  • Deep dish pizza is a casserole
  • Goatmire badges
  • Pushin follow up