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I'm pivoting my career away from Rails after 10 years with it. Elixir and Phoenix fills the Rails void and does what Rails does better than Rails with usually b
by brink 4y ago
I'm pivoting my career away from Rails after 10 years with it. Elixir and Phoenix fills the Rails void and does what Rails does better than Rails with usually better code at ~7x the speed. In my opinion - there's no reason to build a new app in Rails today aside from familiarity.
- scruple 4y agoFWIW, I started with 2.X back in 2007/2008 and I have decided that my current employer is my last role working in a Rails shop.
- jrochkind1 4y agoWhat do you plan to focus on?
- scruple 4y agoI started my career in embedded and I am strongly considering swinging back towards systems work.
- jrochkind1 4y agoI'm curious what sort of "market" you are finding for paid elixir/phoenix work. Are you a freelancer/consultant?