It felt like being in the deep end at the beginning, because I was learning both Elixir and Phoenix. Two things really helped me get over the learning curve:
- A working project / codebase to dive into
- A mentor to review my code and help me learn Elixir (e.g. answer all my newbie questions!)
On point 1, @mplatts created Petal Framework which is worth checking out.
It’s difficult to compare 1:1 because the new platform is simpler by design (more pragmatic, less features). However I find myself writing simpler, shorter code in Elixir.
Never! There are often “aha!” moments when you think “how the heck was I writing that in X when I could have been over here in Elixir doing this way simpler / faster!”
