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> the (IMHO) outdated layout->view model for displaying HTML What is the modern model that you do use? Phoenix is very flexible and I'm wondering if it could e

• conradfr 5y ago
  Template inheritance with blocks, as they do in Django or Symfony. That way you don't have layouts anymore, but (usually) a base template that an action view overloads with its own content. I know Ruby on Rails doesn't work like that so I guess that's why it didn't take in Phoenix (yet?).
  • hifly 5y ago
    perhaps you could have a glance at "surface" and see if it's what you want? I think the new .heex format also gives the basis to build what you want even if surface isn't the answer for you?
  • porker 5y ago
    Agreed. Once you're used to template inheritance it's hard to go back.