Arjan Scherpenisse - Chatbot programmer, Elixir evangelist The Elixir parser under the microscope Talk in three words: parsers, AST, manipulations Abstract The Elixir parser can be used for purposes other than compiling code. For example, to transform the AST into SQL fragments. Even a basic, interpreted "Elixir-ish" programming language is easy to build, in a few hundred lines of code. However, using the built in parser also has its drawbacks: it creates atoms, and the AST is non-reversible. In this talk, Arjan will zoom in on the inner workings of the Elixir parser and his efforts to create a non-destructive, "atom-safe" Elixir parser. The speaker Arjan Scherpenisse is an experienced Elixir and Erlang developer. After freelancing as a backend developer for several years, he founded his startup Botsquad, an Elixir-powered chatbot platform, on which he now works full-time. Besides coding, he really enjoys teaching and transferring his knowledge to the next generation of software developers. Github: arjan Twitter: @acscherp ElixirConf EU Website: www.elixirconf.eu Twitter: www.twitter.com/elixirconfeu Mail: info at elixirconfeu