Best of Elixir — January 2024

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    Avatar of bytebytegoByteByteGo·2y

    How Discord Serves 15-Million Users on One Server

    Discord found ways to dramatically expand their infrastructure to handle the growing MidJourney community and keep their servers active.

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    Avatar of devtoDEV·2y

    From Next.js to Rails then Elixir: My journey through React.js burnout

    The author shares their journey through React.js burnout and their switch to different frameworks like Gatsby.js, Next.js, Remix, Ruby on Rails, and Elixir with Phoenix. They highlight the challenges and benefits of each framework, ultimately recommending Elixir and Phoenix as their preferred stack.

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    Avatar of communityCommunity Picks·2y

    Why Elixir? Phoenix & LiveView are unmatched for Modern Web Apps

    Elixir, Phoenix, and LiveView provide a powerful and scalable solution for modern web app development. Phoenix offers a code generator for easy CRUD feature generation and comes with built-in authentication and real-time client notification capabilities. LiveView is a highly efficient alternative to SPAs, allowing for fast and interactive web development. Learning Elixir, Phoenix, and LiveView can greatly enhance web app development productivity and make it enjoyable again.

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    Avatar of curiosumCuriosum·2y

    Elixir programming language guide

    Elixir is a productive, scalable, and functional programming language that is highly admired. It offers benefits such as immutability, pure functions, and declarative programming. Big companies like Discord and Remote are investing in Elixir. Future development plans include improvements in the type system, enhancements to Phoenix LiveView, and advancements in AI and ML tools.

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    Avatar of awelixAwesome Elixir·2y

    Elixir + Typescript (start using it)

    Learn how to add TypeScript to a new Phoenix project and the benefits of using TypeScript for static analysis. Discover various static analysis tools that can be helpful.

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    Avatar of primeagenThePrimeTime·2y

    An Open Letter To React | Prime Reacts

    The post discusses the author's conflicting feelings about React, including concerns about ownership and complexity. They mention alternative frameworks like Astro, Solid JS, and Remix, and propose the idea of a community-driven React framework. The author also explores the complexities of modern web development and calls for a default framework that covers basic web development needs.

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