A Journey from JavaScript Frustration to Elixir Embrace

Roberto Pando takes the reader through his programming career, starting from his early days with JavaScript, Ruby, and React Native, to his disillusionment with the JavaScript ecosystem. He discusses his initial resistance to Elixir due to skepticism in professional settings, despite falling in love with its functional programming paradigms and Ruby-like syntax. The turning point for Roberto was using Phoenix with LiveView for a personal project, allowing him to efficiently build a full-stack application as a monolith and experiencing the ease and rapid development that Elixir/Phoenix facilitated. He concludes by expressing his newfound love for Elixir and Phoenix, praising their ability to provide clean, architecturally sound code at an unmatched pace without relying on third-party tools.