Elixir with Phoenix feels like programming with simple and straightforward abstractions around HTTP server, HTML generation and DB querying. Ruby on Rails feels

Elixir with Phoenix feels like programming with simple and straightforward abstractions around HTTP server, HTML generation and DB querying. Ruby on Rails feels like some sort of divine incantation. Rails has a lot of magic and hand waving, and there are recipes for doing everything that you would ignore at your own peril. I don't get the "hold on to your butts" feeling with Elixir.