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title: "German Velasco · Elixir Community"
description: "German makes short Elixir and Phoenix videos on Elixir Streams and teaches how to test LiveView applications."
url: https://elixir.community/people/german-velasco/
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# German Velasco

Elixir educator, Elixir Streams

-   [GitHub](https://github.com/germsvel)
-   [germanvelasco.com](https://www.germanvelasco.com/talks)
-   [Twitter](https://x.com/germsvel)
-   [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com)
-   [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@germanvelasco)

> German makes short Elixir and Phoenix videos on Elixir Streams and teaches how to test LiveView applications.

German teaches Elixir through talks and interviews about testing, application design and Phoenix. His published talks include mocking, domain-driven design and organizing code with Phoenix contexts.

## Known for

-   [**Testing LiveView** · testingliveview.com](https://www.testingliveview.com)
-   [**Elixir Streams** · elixirstreams.com](https://www.elixirstreams.com/)

## Talks

-   35 min
    
    ElixirConf US 2024 · Aug 28, 2024
    
    ### [Why the World Needs PhoenixTest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi6rUKeaoNM)
    
    Why Phoenix controllers and LiveView need a shared approach to integration testing.
    
    [German Velasco](https://elixir.community/people/german-velasco)
    

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Profile last updated October 7, 2026

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