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title: "Stephen Bussey · Elixir Community"
description: "Stephen has written two Elixir books, one on real-time apps with Phoenix and one for Ruby developers moving to Elixir."
url: https://elixir.community/people/stephen-bussey/
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# Stephen Bussey

Author of Real-Time Phoenix

-   [GitHub](https://github.com/sb8244)
-   [stephenbussey.com](https://stephenbussey.com/)
-   [Twitter](https://x.com/yoooodaaaa)

> Stephen has written two Elixir books, one on real-time apps with Phoenix and one for Ruby developers moving to Elixir.

Stephen wrote Real-Time Phoenix and From Ruby to Elixir. His books cover scalable real-time applications and the transition from an object-oriented Ruby background to functional programming and the BEAM process model.

## Talks

-   46 min
    
    Code BEAM Europe 2024 · Oct 14, 2024
    
    ### [From Ruby to Elixir: Elevate Your Engineering Team Without Fear](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1GeIOynRw)
    
    Introducing Elixir into a Ruby stack, from team buy-in to practical migration patterns.
    
    [Stephen Bussey](https://elixir.community/people/stephen-bussey)
    

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## Books

- [From Ruby to Elixir · Stephen Bussey](https://pragprog.com/titles/sbelixir/from-ruby-to-elixir/)
- [Real-Time Phoenix · Stephen Bussey](https://pragprog.com/titles/sbsockets/real-time-phoenix/)

Profile last updated October 7, 2026

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