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Re:Ask HN: So, what's up with Phoenix (web framework)? by papito on Saturday August 20, 2022 @07:27AM (#32531174)
> it’s crazy to see how much effort is duplicated and coordination needed even in cases where there’s no public api necessary.

Probably because they decided to use microservices (read: distributed systems) for no God-loving reason.

Re:Ask HN: So, what's up with Phoenix (web framework)? by sodapopcan on Saturday August 20, 2022 @02:04PM (#32533976)
Microservices aside, writing a web API so a single client can talk to a server is perverse in my books.
Re:Ask HN: So, what's up with Phoenix (web framework)? by sahruum9 on Saturday August 20, 2022 @10:11AM (#32532166)
It's a distributed system either way.

Acknowledging that opens up a whole world of already thought through solutions to problems in distributed systems.