jpbecotte
I’ve been using Elixir and Phoenix for two projects, yet. I like Phoenix, but having in mind that server-side templates is nowadays less sexy (I am in love with Vue.js), what would be a great match for a new project which have the following requirements:
- Must use Websockets for communication between front-end and back-end, regardless of the realtime features. No REST API. HTTP(S) is used only to serve static content and for authentication.
- Backend must handle PubSub (like Channels in Phoenix).
- Data model with Ecto/PGSQL
I think Phoenix still a great match, but isn’t an overkill?
Thanks,
JP
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yurko
The nice thing about Phoenix is that that it doesn’t have much overhead
So my two cents - definitely Phoenix, it’s WS support is really awesome.
chrismccord
Nope, not overkill
Since you need distributed PubSub you’ll find it a fantastic fit. Also since you want Ecto, you’ll find integration of protocols thru the
phoenix_ectoproject that makes your life easier.Lastly, the inclusion of server-side templates does not make it overkill, after all
Phoenix.Templateamounts to only 400 LOC:https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/blob/master/lib/phoenix/template.ex and the majority of folks need to render an index page at any rate
brightball
I was basically coming here to say what @yurko said. People tend to assume that Phoenix is heavy, but it’s really just a thin layer around Plug. You’re not looking at a difference of raw ruby vs rails or something along those lines.
It’s one of the things that makes it such an easy go-to for…everything.