EMx 118: gRPC + Elixir, A Love Story with Catalina Astengo

<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->We talk with Engineering Manager and Elixirist Catalina Astengo about using gRPC, Protobuf and Elixir to standardize communication between microservices, why and when to reach for gRPC and why Elixir lends itself so well to this pattern of communication.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2>Panel</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Sophie DeBenedetto</li> <li>Steven Nunez</li> <li>Alex Koutmos</li> <li>Lars Wikman</li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2>Guest</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Catalina Astengo</li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:heading --></p> <h2>Picks</h2> <p><!-- /wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Alex - <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">AMD Ryzen&trade; 9 3950X</a></li> <li>Alex - <a href="https://blog.erlang.org/a-brief-BEAM-primer/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A brief introduction to BEAM </a></li> <li>Lars - <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/webcam-settings/id533696630?mt=12" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Webcam Settings App</a></li> <li>Lars - <a href="https://underjord.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Underjord</a></li> <li>Steven - <a href="https://github.com/Shopify/packwerk" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Packwerk </a></li> <li>Steven - <a href="https://github.com/spawnfest/bakeware" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bakeware </a></li> <li>Sophie - <a href="https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://github.blog/2020-10-29-building-github-introduction/</a></li> <li>Sophie - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Blanket-Protector-Reversible-Lightweight/dp/B07SRVY4N8" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Waterproof Blanket Cover</a></li> <li>Catalina - <a href="http://planforplants.com" rel="