EMx 014: Choosing Elixir with Bobby Juncosa

Panel: Charles Max WoodMark EriksonEric Berry Special Guests: Bobby Juncosa In this episode of Elixir Mix, the panel talks to Bobby Juncosa about his article “Choosing Elixir.” Bobby is the CTO and co-founder of Edgewise, which is a new construction marketplace where builders can sell directly to buyers without the need of agents. They talk about how he got into using Nuxt.js, Elixir, and GraphQL, why Nuxt resonated so much with him, and how everything connects in his app. They also touch on dealing with web sockets, and the benefits to using them, where someone can go to figure out what he is doing, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Bobby introCTO and co-founder of EdgewiseTechnology can do the job of agentsHomie.comUsing Elixir for a GraphQL APIUsing Nuxt.js on the front-endWhy did you decide to use Nuxt on top of GraphQL?How did you get the conclusion of using Elixir, GraphQL, and Nuxt?Built originally in Drupal and PHPSymfony and LaravelNeeded something more scalableVue on the front-end and PHP on the back-endResonated with GraphQLMoving to docker containersThe decision to move to NuxtNuxt can stay on top of the boilerplate things for youPromise of performance and productivityNodeThe promise of universal JavaScriptPhoenix and AbsintheHow does everything connect?Nuxt has a server componentDo you deal with web sockets?Sockets and GraphQLWhere can someone go to learn how to do all this?And much, much more! Links: “Choosing Elixir”EdgewiseHomie.comElixirGraphQLNuxt.jsDrupal