I'd definitely encourage you to look into Phoenix. For many things, Rails might still be the better option. The ecosystem is larger, for one, and it's perhaps

I'd definitely encourage you to look into Phoenix. For many things, Rails might still be the better option. The ecosystem is larger, for one, and it's perhaps a bit easier to 'grok' because it's OO. And I suppose an argument could be made that if you need help, it's easier to find Rails developers or resources (although Phoenix does suprisingly well in the latter category). But if you're thinking of building projects that involve real-time functionality, whether just websockets-style stuff (Phoenix Channels), or full-on apps (Phoenix LiveView), I'd say the stuff that Phoenix offer are worth the downsides of a smaller, younger, functional-programming ecosystem. Also it never hurts to learn something different :).