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FYI: Livebook 0.2 with Kino
Summary
Livebook 0.2 was released with Kino, a client-side-focused feature for animating data changes, alongside new input support and the data_table feature. Elixir cells can read input values with IO.gets("input name: "), although those values arrive as strings and may require parsing or other processing. data_table presents data in a table with pagination and sorting, while Livebook is positioned for teaching Elixir, documenting libraries, experimenting with Nerves and embedded hardware, and connecting to a live production system. The post also notes that ElixirConfEU and ElixirConf US 2021 were announced as hybrid or mixed-format events, with ElixirConfEU scheduled for September 9–10 and ElixirConf US for October 12–15 across physical and online sessions.
Context
The release is presented as lowering the bar for Elixir and supporting interactive teaching, library documentation, Nerves and embedded hardware experiments, and connections to live production systems.
Approach / What changed
Livebook 0.2 adds Kino for client-side data-change animations, input support accessible from Elixir cells, and data_table for displaying data with pagination and sorting.
Takeaways
Kino is a client-side-focused feature that animates data changes in Livebook.
Input values accessed with IO.gets("input name: ") arrive as strings and may need parsing or processing.
The data_table feature displays data in a paginated, sortable table.
Source and freshness
- Source
- fly.io
- Published
- Added to Yomu
- Last updated
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