Let's build something phoenix.new (Friends)

让我们构建一只凤凰新(朋友)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

2025-06-28

1 小时 35 分钟
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Our old friend Chris McCord, creator of Elixir's Phoenix framework, tells us all about his new remote AI runtime for building Phoenix apps. Along the way, we vibe code one of my silly app ideas, calculate all the money we're going to spend on these tools, and get existential about what it all means.
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  • Welcome to Changelog and Friends, a weekly talk show about existential vibes.

  • Thank you to our partners at Fly.io, who are highly featured in this episode,

  • not because they sponsor us, but because they do cool stuff, and we like cool stuff.

  • Check them out at Fly.io.

  • Okay, let's talk.

  • Well, friends, Retool Agents is here.

  • Yes, Retool has launched Retool Agents.

  • We all know LLMs.

  • They're smart.

  • They can chat.

  • They can reason.

  • They can help us code.

  • They can even write the code for us.

  • But here's the thing.

  • LLMs, they can talk.

  • But so far, they can't act.

  • To actually execute real work in your business, they need tools.

  • And that's exactly what Retool Agents delivers.

  • Instead of building just one more chat bot out there, Retool rethought this.

  • They give LLMs powerful, specific,