Re:Show HN: Nodal. Next-Generation Node.js Server and Framework
by irregularexp on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @06:33AM
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Elixir + Phoenix seems like a better choice if websockets is going to be a core feature, since the BEAM's concurrency model is better and Phoenix's "Channels" abstraction is so solid. I wouldn't think of using Rails for that use case, even with ActionCable in tow, unless it was a minor feature.
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Re:Show HN: Nodal. Next-Generation Node.js Server and Framework
by dev360 on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @06:47AM
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YES!!! I've been looking very carefully at this, but Elixir still feels intimidating to me. A friend of me gave me an ebook which I'm working through at the moment.
For me, the jury is still out on whether I will be able to model my domain well in a language like Elixir.. I love Haskell, but I sometimes wonder if its a healthy attitude to be so stubbornly against OO. That said, I understand the arguments against essentially `this` and mutability. Any pointers on how to model your domain model in FP would be really welcome!