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I am also a Ruby/Rails developer. It is a great framework but I wanted to try something new for my side project so I started learning Elixir/Phoenix. I have no

I am also a Ruby/Rails developer. It is a great framework but I wanted to try something new for my side project so I started learning Elixir/Phoenix. I have now deployed two applications using Elixir. One is a simple blog and the other is the side-project that I am currently working on called Email This [1]. Overall, I've been very happy with Elixir. The learning curve is not too steep and the docs are very exhaustive. For my next project, I am planning on trying Go. There were many great resources shared in this post on HN today [2]. [1] https://www.emailthis.me https://www.emailthis.me [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13612941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13612941

JohnnySpaghetti 10y ago
Thanks for your answer. Is there anything you missed from Rails when you did your project based on Elixir/Phoenix? What are you using on the front-end for both projects? Do you currently have a go-to front-end framework/library? Email This looks great. What are your plans (if any) to monetize it?
- bharani_m 10y ago
  One thing I missed was that the availability of packages for common things like oauth, payment gateway integration etc. In the Rails world we are spoilt for choice when it comes to gems and libraries. But I think this will improve as the adoption of Elixir increases. I don't have a go to frontend library. I have worked with React and Vue.J's before and if I have to choose one for another project, I'd probably go with Vue. I am thinking of running Email This on a pay-what-you-want model, but I am not too sure about it though. First priority is to get people to use it and see if they find value in it.
  - JohnnySpaghetti 10y ago
    Cool. Thanks again for your answers. Best of luck with your projects!
gt2 10y ago
Is Elixir with Phoenix anywhere near the convention over configuration style of Rails? edit: added Phoenix, the framework name
- bharani_m 10y ago
  The Phoenix framework comparable to Rails in terms of conventions.

JohnnySpaghetti 10y ago

Thanks for your answer. Is there anything you missed from Rails when you did your project based on Elixir/Phoenix? What are you using on the front-end for both projects? Do you currently have a go-to front-end framework/library? Email This looks great. What are your plans (if any) to monetize it?

bharani_m 10y ago
One thing I missed was that the availability of packages for common things like oauth, payment gateway integration etc. In the Rails world we are spoilt for choice when it comes to gems and libraries. But I think this will improve as the adoption of Elixir increases. I don't have a go to frontend library. I have worked with React and Vue.J's before and if I have to choose one for another project, I'd probably go with Vue. I am thinking of running Email This on a pay-what-you-want model, but I am not too sure about it though. First priority is to get people to use it and see if they find value in it.
- JohnnySpaghetti 10y ago
  Cool. Thanks again for your answers. Best of luck with your projects!

gt2 10y ago

Is Elixir with Phoenix anywhere near the convention over configuration style of Rails? edit: added Phoenix, the framework name

bharani_m 10y ago
The Phoenix framework comparable to Rails in terms of conventions.