Episode 160-A new decade, Plataformatec acquisition, Elixir 1.10-rc and more

We’re back! It’s been a while but it’s 2020 and Chris and Desmond are back with a new episode for the new decade. In this very timely episode we dive into the big community news; Plataformatec being acquired and what that means for the community and the new Elixir v1.10-rc.0 release.
After that, we accidentally stray once again into a spirited discussion about ops, Kubernetes, and picking technology that suits you right now. Desmond provides some controversial opinions and we kick off the new year with a bang :boom:
## Links in the show notes
- EMPEX LA: https://empex.co/la
- Bruce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/redrapids
- James & Bruces book: https://pragprog.com/book/jgotp/designing-elixir-systems-with-otp
- EMPEX NYC: https://empex.co/nyc
- Plataformatec Announcement: http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2020/01/important-information-about-our-elixir-and-ruby-open-source-projects/
- More context on the announcement on Elixir Forum: https://elixirforum.com/t/plataformatec-acqui-hired-by-nubank/28072/3
- Elixir v1.10.0-rc.0: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/tag/v1.10.0-rc.0
- Elixir 1.9 releases vs Distillery: https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-1-9-release-vs-distillery/23454
- Jose on Elixir releases vs Distillery: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20267585