116: Jerod Santo - Building the Changelog Platform with Elixir and Phoenix

Topics include:

How pattern matching works in Elixir and why it's more powerful than method overloading in other languagesHow Elixir's pipe operator makes the transition from OO to functional programming more naturalWhy you don't need to be intimidated by unfamiliar features like GenServers to use Elixir for web app developmentNoticeable differences between working with Rails and Phoenix and what it was like to transitionHow the Phoenix ORM makes n+1 queries impossibleWhy background tasks are a lot easier in Elixir than in an ecosystem like PHPWhat other tools and technology power the Changelog platformHow the Changelog Phoenix app is deployed

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Links:

Building rapid UI with utility-first CSS, Adam's episode of JS PartyElixirPhoenixChris McCord on The ChangelogThe Changelog source codeConfident Ruby"Why we chose Turbolinks"Programming Phoenix bookElixir ForumOur Slack