Zero-Cost Meets Let-It-Crash: The Rust + Elixir Power Combo

Zero-Cost Meets Let-It-Crash: The Rust + Elixir Power Combo

From BEAM There, Done That by Plangora

May 8, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 10

About this episode

The episode explores the combination of Elixir and Rust in building resilient and high-performance systems.

In this episode of BEAM There, Done That, hosts explore what really happens when the high-level concurrency and fault-tolerance of Elixir meet the low-level performance and control of Rust. The conversation dives into interoperability patterns—NIFs, ports, and emerging tooling—and where each language shines when building real-world systems that need both resilience and raw speed. Joining the discussion are Florian Gilcher, Co-founder and Managing Director of Ferrous Systems and a key figure in Rust’s community, adoption, and safety-critical systems work, and Leandro Pereira, an Elixir developer behind high-performance, developer-focused tools like MDEx, Lumis, and BeaconCMS. Together, they unpack when to stay on the BEAM, when to reach for Rust, and how combining the two can unlock a powerful hybrid architecture without compromising safety or developer productivity.

People in this episode

Guests: Florian Gilcher, Leandro Pereira

Topics covered

  • Elixir
  • Rust
  • interoperability
  • concurrency
  • fault-tolerance
  • hybrid architecture

Keywords

  • Elixir
  • Rust
  • NIFs
  • ports
  • concurrency
  • fault-tolerance
  • hybrid architecture
  • developer productivity
  • real-world systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ferrous Systems

Products: MDEx, Lumis, BeaconCMS

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