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I like Elixir and Phoenix liveview. It is a fresh take to web dev in my opinion. However, I have for the past couple of years worked on apps that really push th
by ecmascript 4y ago
I like Elixir and Phoenix liveview. It is a fresh take to web dev in my opinion. However, I have for the past couple of years worked on apps that really push the bounderies of what can be called a web app.
So my need for Elixir is limited and even on my spare time projects I find myself having a hard time justifying using Elixir since my invested knowledge in other technologies are so vast in comparison.
To get in par it would take me years of Elixir development and I have a hard time justifying it. For example, I want to build an ecommerce site, a perfect suitable case for Phoenix. The issue is, that I find it to be easier, faster and more reliable for me to just spin up a static site and then add some API layer for the checkout process.
I kind of want a need for Phoenix, but so far I haven't had a strong case. Unfortunately though becasue I really like the community and spirit it has. I think it is a language and framework that deserves much more adoption than it seems it has.
- di4na 4y agoTbf i think using a static website like you describe is a better use case anyway for this. Phoenix and co are for things that are quite dynamic or personalised to a user. Ecommerce is not that :)