Re:Elixir and Phoenix after two years
by cageface on Monday April 05, 2021 @09:37PM
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The problem for a new technology like Phoenix that wants to dethrone an established player like Rails is that it's not good enough to be 50% better. It has to be 2x or 3x as productive to offset the smaller ecosystem and pool of developers. And I'm not convinced for most of the things that Rails is used for it's that big of a productivity boost.
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Re:Elixir and Phoenix after two years
by joelbluminator on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @08:08AM
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> And I'm not convinced for most of the things that Rails is used for it's that big of a productivity boost
It could be a big productivity hit actually...
Re:Elixir and Phoenix after two years
by joelbluminator on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:11AM
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As a Rails dev I have to say: Why trying to dethrone Rails? I don't get the Elixir obsession with Ruby/Rails (yes Jose Valim came from Ruby - so what?). Ruby is smallish enough, I don't get the obsesssion with going after that segment.
from my experience, Rails is not really much part of the general discussion in Elixir/Phoenix world. Sure, a number of us came from Rails, and lots of 'new to the community' discussions might hit on that, but that's a far cry from being 'obsessed' with dethroning Rails.
If anything, my impression is that a significant portion of the community still uses Rails for many of their applications, and some occasional grumblings aside, it's not a big deal.