Show Notes
Phoenix is a productive web framework that does not compromise speed and maintainability.
In this episode series, you’ll learn all about Phoenix, a next-generation web framework. Watch the episode to learn more, and see the upcoming page to see all planned episodes.
Phoenix Benchmarks
This episodes mentions a couple of benchmarks. Here are the links:
Phoenix Performance vs. Others
https://github.com/mroth/phoenix-showdown
This benchmark is a little dated, but the numbers haven’t changed much. Here’s another benchmark from around the same time which used beefier hardware.
2 Million Websocket Connections
http://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/the-road-to-2-million-websocket-connections
The story behind this benchmark is interesting and worth a read. It’s quite possible that this number will improve over time as more optimization opportunities are discovered.
Where to Learn
There are several things you should know in order to get the most out of this course.
HTML & CSS: Learn for free on Codecademy, or from Codeschool with a monthly subscription.
JavaScript: Codecademy also offers a JavaScript course course, as does Codeschool.
Elixir: Check out my other screencast series, LearnElixir.tv, or you can learn through one of the other resources on Elixir’s “Getting Started” page.