Let It Crash: How Elixir Helped Me Stop Fearing Failure by Uwabunkeonye Ijeoma

Let It Crash: How Elixir Helped Me Stop Fearing Failure

Learning to code can feel overwhelming — especially when nothing clicks and you start wondering if you’re cut out for this at all. In this talk, I share my personal journey of confusion, frustration, and near burnout — and how discovering Elixir changed the way I think about learning, failure, and growth as a developer. This is not a deep technical talk. It’s a story-driven, beginner-friendly session about finding clarity through simple ideas like immutability, pattern matching, and “Let it Crash” — and how those ideas helped me stop fighting code and start trusting myself again.

Uwabunkeonye Ijeoma

I am Ijeoma Benedicta Uwabunkeonye, a Fullstack Elixir Developer with 3+ years in tech, refining my skills daily. I’ve worked on projects using React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Elixir, and WordPress. I’ve built scalable solutions, including a Square API payment integration and Access365, a CCTV service site. At Figours, I enhance performance, error handling, UX, and integrations. I founded CodeWithIJ, a YouTube channel fostering developer growth. Passionate about Elixir’s flexibility and community, I seek a full-time role to grow and contribute. Thanks for your time! I started a new community for elixir in my country Nigerian and have focus on the growth and development of the language