What is BEAM Tools ? beamtools is a set of software which install Erlang and Elixir version ready to use. Without waste time compiling the most up-to-date versions. It is available for Linux users and is an alternative for the Erlang and Elixir installation methods. Currently, when we want to install Erlang and Elixir we have a few choices: delegates to Linux distribution packages. While the install process is easy and usual, The available versions could not be the latest one build using version management tool like [kerl]kerl.

This post describes open source projects where a developer, who needs to write software which the main requirement is to access common buses (widely used in industry like I2C, GPIO and SPI), could use open source libraries as a base ground and avoid dealing with low level access or at least building something from scratch. How would that developer start ? What are the main open sources libraries ? Are they ready to use or need some adjustments or major revitalization ?