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Kimberly Erni - Scaling Up Travel with Elixir

https://2023.elixirconf.com/presenters#speaker-kimberly-erni-elixirconf-us-2023 I would love to share TravelPass Group’s experience and insights on leveraging Elixir to transform our travel platform. Our journey began over a year ago when we migrated our backend system to Elixir. The tremendous benefits allowed us to build a scalable, fault-tolerant, highly available, and concurrent system. During the presentation, I will provide an overview of Elixir’s key features and strengths, making it an excellent choice for developing our travel platform. I will showcase how the migration to our Elixir App significantly sped up the booking flow, making It faster and easier for our users to book. Moreover, I will discuss our successful integration with data services using the GenServer behavior. This efficient tool enabled us to send and manage data effectively, fostering seamless communication with our data services team. Throughout our journey, we learned valuable lessons and developed best practices for building Elixir-based travel platforms. I will summarize these key takeaways, including pitfalls to avoid and strategies for successful development. Attendees will gain practical knowledge to apply when embarking on similar projects. In conclusion, my talk will highlight how TravelPass Group harnessed the power of Elixir to create a more efficient travel platform. Attendees will gain insights into the advantages of Elixir, the complexities of integrating with travel providers, the benefits of using GenServer for data services, and the best practices we’ve learned along the way.

September 5, 2023