Welcome to GigaElixir Gazette, your 5-minute digest of Elixir ecosystem news that actually matters 👋.

At Gigalixir, we're the only platform built specifically for Elixir/Phoenix apps. Our goal is to give you distributed clustering, remote console, and production news without the DevOps nightmare.

. WEEKLY PICKS .

🤖 LLMs Won't Kill Elixir - They'll Make It Stronger:

Ash Framework creator Zach Daniel argues LLMs aren't Elixir's enemy… they're its greatest ally.

When given proper context, AI tools actually recommend Elixir for scalability challenges. His solution: "usage-rules.md" files and evaluation datasets to make Elixir more LLM-friendly.

Embrace AI or die

🚀 José Valim Spills the Tea on Elixir's Future:

The Elixir creator delivered his highly anticipated keynote at ElixirConf EU 2025, revealing current research and upcoming features.

The extended Q&A gave developers direct access to his insights on type system evolution and language direction.

Perfect timing for teams planning 2025-2026 strategies.

Plan accordingly

🗂️ Phoenix Forms Get a Power-Up:

Advanced Phoenix LiveView nested forms guide reveals production-tested techniques beyond standard documentation.

Key insight: decouple button placement from form logic using hidden elements and JS.dispatch targeting for complete UI flexibility while maintaining standard processing.

Implement immediately

📊 Google Sheets + Phoenix = Enterprise Gold:

Curiosum published the complete guide for bidirectional Google Sheets integration with Phoenix.

Covers programmatic sheet creation, automated Ecto import, and proper Mix task architecture.

Essential for teams migrating spreadsheet workflows to proper applications.

Migrate those spreadsheets

🏢 Multi-Tenant SaaS Architecture Finally Documented:

Alembic released production-tested blueprints for subdomain-based multi-tenant Phoenix/Ash SaaS platforms.

Covers schema-per-tenant databases, cross-subdomain authentication, and CSP configuration. Fills the massive documentation gap for enterprise Phoenix development.

Scale with confidence

. PRO TIPS .

Stop Fighting Phoenix Forms - Use Hidden Elements for UI Flexibility

Most developers assume form buttons must be placed exactly where they submit data, leading to rigid, designer-unfriendly UI layouts. You've probably fought this battle: the "add more" button needs to be at the top for UX reasons, but Phoenix forms expect it after the nested inputs for proper processing.

Everyone tries hacky workarounds - CSS positioning, JavaScript form manipulation, or giving up on good UX entirely. Smart teams use a different approach: they decouple visual placement from form logic using hidden elements and targeted events.

Here's what smart teams do differently: place a hidden button where Ecto expects it for proper form processing, then trigger it from anywhere in your UI using JS.dispatch with a :to target. The visible button dispatches a change event to the hidden element, which handles the actual form submission with the correct parameters.

This technique works because JS.dispatch by default targets the element it's attached to, but you can override this with an explicit target. The hidden button maintains the proper name and value attributes for Phoenix form processing, while your visible UI element can live anywhere in the layout.

Remember, for flexible form layouts:

1. Place hidden buttons where Phoenix expects them - maintain proper form structure for backend processing

2. Use JS.dispatch with :to targeting - trigger form events from any UI element location

3. Keep name/value attributes on hidden elements - let visible buttons be pure UI without form concerns

4. Leverage this for any form action - works for add, remove, clear all, or custom operations

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Michael

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