Would you recommend using MongoDB with Phoenix with current driver status in mind?

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@psabhay

I think I will have to learn Elixir + Phoenix first by going through the default configuration ie, using Postgres.

Actually you can make some headway without getting any database involved:

• Get started with Elixir via Elixir for Programmers (PragDave) - Phoenix is used without getting a database involved.
• Functional Web Development with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix (Pragprog) builds an even larger Phoenix application - again without a database.

The advantage to this approach is that you get first introduced to using the “Phoenix is not your application” way before exploring “Phoenix is your application” - which is more like many RoR web applications are built.