Building and Growing the Elixir Community - Lessons from Kenya

Explore strategies for building and nurturing a thriving Elixir community in this insightful conference talk from Code BEAM Europe 2023. Learn from Sigu Magwa and Njoki Kiarie as they share their experiences in recruiting, training, and engaging community members over several years. Discover the importance of expanding the ecosystem to fuel innovation, enhance flexibility, improve productivity, enable specialized solutions, foster diverse communities, and promote continuous learning. Gain valuable insights into their successful methods for growing the Kenyan Elixir community, including their achievements, challenges faced, and future plans. Understand how upskilling developers can lead to increased adoption of Elixir in local ecosystems and prepare community members for international competition.