Elixir and Phoenix for Beginners - Part 48
September 08, 2025 ·

Zvonimir Rudinski

Elixir is a functional programming language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications. Phoenix is a web framework built on top of Elixir that provides high performance and real-time capabilities.
In this article, we will explore the basics of Elixir and Phoenix, including how to set up a new Phoenix project, create routes, controllers, and views, and how to work with templates and assets.
We will also cover how to use Elixir's powerful features like pattern matching, recursion, and concurrency to build robust applications.
By the end of this series, you will have a solid understanding of how to build web applications using Elixir and Phoenix, and be ready to dive deeper into more advanced topics like real-time communication with channels, working with databases using Ecto, and deploying your application to production.
List of Pros:
- scalable, fault-tolerant, functional programming
List of Cons:
- steep learning curve, limited libraries

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