Elixir + Rails

Combine Elixir with Rails, writing background jobs in elixir

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1. RAILS + ELIXIR
2. RAILS + ELIXIR INTRODUCTION ▸ Rails pros ▸ Rails cons ▸ Elixir pros ▸ Elixir cons ▸ Combining Elixir with Rails ▸ Code Examples
3. RAILS PROS ▸ Tooling - app structure, common patterns ▸ Libraries - gems ▸ Large Community ▸ Productivity
4. RAILS CONS ▸ Runtime Speed ▸ Boot Speed ▸ Multithreading ▸ Concurrency ▸ Mutable state
5. ELIXIR PROS ▸ Erlang!! ▸ Ruby like syntax ▸ Fault tolerant, do or do not there is no try - yoda ▸ Better utilises multiple processors ▸ Functional, immutable state
6. ELIXIR CONS ▸ Small community ▸ Learning curve (FP approach) ▸ Not that fast ▸ Functional
7. COMBINING RAILS AND ELIXIR ▸ Background jobs in elixir/phoenix ▸ Elixir is more performant than ruby ▸ Handling concurrency is a breeze with Elixir