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ElixirMix 145 - How Far Can You Push a GenServer ft. Brian Underwood

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ElixirMix 145 - How Far Can You Push a GenServer ft. Brian Underwood

Brian Underwood joins the mix to discuss his recent project where he created a game that would push more and more load onto a GenServer to see at what point the performance and usability begins to degrade. The discussion includes an exploration of what this means as your application grows.

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