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005 - OTP Security Releases, ElixirConf US, and Goatmire Badges

September 17, 2026 · 1 h 4 min

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We recap ElixirConf US in Chicago, unveil this year's AtomVM-powered Goatmire name badges, and dig into what happened after Pushin hit the front page of Hacker News. Plus OTP security releases and a Rebar4 call for input.

NEWS

• Jonatan is #69 and Peter is #102 globally for number of reported CVEs
– CVE reporter credits ranking (CIRCL):
https://cve.circl.lu/credits/?q=&page=7
• OTP security releases, and OTP 29.1 released
– OTP security updates (EEF CNA):
https://com.erlef.org/wg/cna/2026/09/01/otp-updates.html
– Erlang/OTP 29.1 released:
https://erlangforums.com/t/erlang-otp-29-1-released/5949
• Rebar4 asks for input: which plugins to prioritize for compatibility testing
– Rebar v4: which Rebar plugins should we prioritize for compatibility
testing? https://erlangforums.com/t/rebar-v4-which-rebar-plugins-should-we-prior
itize-for-compatibility-testing/5908
– Rebar3: integrating with Erlang/OTP (Kickstarter): https://www.kickstarter.
com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp
• ElixirConf EU 2026 videos are also being released (43 videos as of this
morning)
– ElixirConf EU 2026 playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvL2NEhYV4Z
sIgecSexrk26--PBWiEyUy&si=6DYo_JX4Cl_uSHXp

BLOGS

• Announcing Pushin: https://peterullrich.com/announcing-pushin
• Nathan Long — Label your processes:
https://nathanmlong.com/2026/09/label-your-processes/
• EEF — Defending our ecosystem against AI threats:
https://com.erlef.org/wg/sec/2026/09/02/our-self-defense.html

MEETUPS & CONFERENCES

• Goatmire — Sept 27 – Oct 3, Varberg, SE: https://goatmire.com
• CodeBEAM — Oct 21 – 22, Haarlem, NL: https://codebeameurope.com

DISCUSSION

• ElixirConf US was last week — keynotes are already available
– ElixirConf US 2026 playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqsKC3zWaDc
• Deep dish pizza is a casserole
• Goatmire badges
• Pushin follow up

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