How Elixir Powers the BBC From PoC to Production at Scale - Ettore Berardi | ElixirConf EU 2025

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How Elixir Powers the BBC From PoC to Production at Scale - Ettore Berardi | ElixirConf EU 2025

How Elixir Powers the BBC From PoC to Production at Scale - Ettore Berardi | ElixirConf EU 2025

This talk was recorded at ElixirConf EU 2025. If you’re curious about our upcoming event, check https://elixirconf.eu

Abstract:
This talk chronicles the four-year journey of adopting Elixir at the BBC, evolving from our initial proof-of-concept to serving almost all BBC’s web and app traffic. The presentation will explore how a small team successfully introduced a niche language in a risk-averse enterprise environment, built critical infrastructure components, and gained organisational trust. We’ll dive into practical examples of how Elixir’s strengths were leveraged to handle traffic spikes, implement circuit breakers, and create powerful DSLs for route management.

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