The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Let's talk Elixir! (Interview)
Oct 9, 2019
Chris Bell and Desmond Bowe, co-hosts of ElixirTalk, dive into the dynamic world of Elixir and Phoenix. They discuss the appeal of Elixir, touching on its finalized status and the buzz surrounding Phoenix LiveView for real-time apps. The ambitious Lumen project is highlighted, showcasing its potential to bring Elixir to WebAssembly. Personal developer experiences reveal the advantages of Elixir over previous languages, emphasizing community support and the language's advancements in stability and functionality. Their insights illuminate the future of web development with Elixir.
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Desmond's Elixir Discovery
- Desmond Bowe's Rails side project needed WebSockets, but Rails couldn't handle them.
- Discovering Elixir as a solution led him to embrace it as "the future."
Elixir's Allure
- Chris Bell was drawn to Elixir's explicitness and functional programming paradigm, appreciating its solution to mutation issues in Ruby.
- The joy of writing Elixir code hasn't diminished, even after years of use.
Pattern Matching Conversion
- Desmond Bowe initially found Elixir's verbosity annoying but quickly fell in love with pattern matching.
- He appreciates how pattern matching simplifies complex code paths and solutions.