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An introduction to API design

Web applications would not have existed without APIs... or, at least, they would have been much more difficult to use. In our new tutorial, we'll get you a proper introduction to API design and take a look at the most popular approaches towards this matter.

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30.03.2022 | Robert Szczygieł

Modular design: Deep vs. shallow modules

What are modules? Why do we use them at all? What do we apply them to? What’s the difference between deep and shallow ones? Let’s delve into the basics of modular design.

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1.02.2022 | Cyprian Łakomy

How Phoenix LiveView helps Spotify's artist ad platform

Learn how Spotify uses Elixir and leverages Phoenix LiveView for its internal web application.

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17.12.2021 | Kuba Kowalczykowski

Uptime monitor in Elixir & Phoenix: Serving the data

Elixir/Phoenix uptime monitor tutorial vol. 6. This time you'll learn how to utilize Ecto functions for data serving. Curious? Let's start!

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9.11.2021 | Kuba Kowalczykowski

Uptime monitor in Elixir & Phoenix: Data gathering

After routing and controllers, let us take a few looks at data gathering in an Elixir/Phoenix application. In the fifth part of our website uptime monitor tutorial, you'll learn about the available data gathering options in the Phoenix framework, how your application can benefit from Quantum, and testing.

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23.09.2021 | Kuba Kowalczykowski

Uptime monitor in Elixir & Phoenix: Routing and controllers

Before we delve into the topic of data gathering in Elixir/Phoenix, let us focus on another core aspect of our uptime monitor application: routing and controllers.

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19.08.2021 | Robert Szczygieł

An Elixir developer's career roadmap

Looking for an Elixir developer's job? Need a career roadmap? This article will guide you step by step! From entry-level jobs, mid developer positions, to senior Elixir engineer and beyond! Have fun!

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16.08.2021 | Kuba Kowalczykowski

Uptime monitor in Elixir & Phoenix: Data models

Data models, contexts and modular design are all part of an Elixir/Phoenix application's architecture. Learn how to build and handle them with the third part of our tutorial!

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9.08.2021 | Kuba Kowalczykowski

Uptime monitor in Elixir & Phoenix: Authorization and authentication

How to handle authorization and authentication in your Elixir/Phoenix project? Read the second part of our uptime monitor tutorial, and learn about building your own solution, utilizing external dependencies, as well as using a native Phoenix solution: mix phx.gen.auth.

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27.11.2020 | Robert Szczygieł

Phoenix vs Rails Comparison: The Business Perspective

Is the choice between Ruby on Rails and Phoenix hard for your business? Let us ask you a couple of questions that may help you make an informed decision on which technology to employ!

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30.04.2019 | Cyprian Łakomy

Elixir books and courses for beginners

Elixir is one of the main weapons of our dev team. We chose the best books and courses that will help you get started. Take the first sip!

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19.04.2019 | Cyprian Łakomy

Elixir and Phoenix: Top Apps & Websites | Web Development

Some time ago, we have published an article with case studies of four major companies using Elixir in production. These companies were Bleacher Report, Discord, Moz and Pinterest. The list is definitely longer. Let's now take a look at some famous websites built with Elixir and Phoenix.

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19.02.2019 | Cyprian Łakomy

Ruby vs Elixir Comparison. Which One Is Better for Your Software Project?

The debate over Ruby’s possible decline and the brand new era of Elixir seems to be alive and well in the dev community with threads like ‘Is Ruby on Rails dead?’ and ‘Will Elixir Phoenix destroy Ruby on Rails?’ on Quora and numerous similar topics on Reddit. But what if we are asking the wrong questions?

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