Hi, I’m Elvio Vicosa. I build software products, from planning to launch
This is the second part of the “ActiveRecord vs. Ecto” series, in which we continue the comparison between ActiveRecord and Ecto.
Data is a core part of most software applications. Mapping and querying data from a database is a recurring task in the life of a developer. Because of this, it is important to understand the process and be able to use abstractions that simplify the task
This post is about the 5 reasons that made me perform the switch and why you should consider using Phoenix instead of Rails in your next project.
I am writting a book to help experienced Rails developers to learn Phoenix, using the knowledge they acquired over the years.
I started working on Mamae on Mar 2014. At the time, my wife and I developed the application based on common issues reported by new parents...
Today I released "Versioned APIs with Phoenix" free book. It covers three different strategies on API versioning with Phoenix...
This is the second part of the API versioning series. This post shows how to achieve API versioning using the Accept header...
API versioning allows you to response with different content, based on the information sent by the client. Let's see how to do that with Phoenix...
I have seen great posts about Elixir release deployments lately and I would like to share my experience deploying Elixir releases to production...
I have been using Ruby/Rails for 8 years and although I’ve used different technologies over that period, I am sure 95% of my time was spent in Ruby/Rails projects. For the latest 6 months...
If you have ever worked in a software company, is very likely that you already worked with a “hero”. If that’s the case, you will remember how hard it was to work together...
Today, I am really proud to see Mamae in the "What's Hot" section of AppStore. It's really great to see that pink heart logo there.
Mamae (my iOS app) was featured in the press. Check it out
I am happy to share that I am releasing my second iOS application to AppStore...
In July 2013 I launched the first version of iLearn: English. Today I am releasing the new version of iLearn, featuring iOS 7 UI...
I am open sourcing a project that I have been using a lot lately. You can easily define routes and some rules...
Benchmarking Ruby and Erlang
Final post of the series where I write about pet projects and how to start, keep motivated and release them
Second post of the series where I write about pet projects and how to start, keep motivated and release them
First post of the series where I write about pet projects and how to start, keep motivated and release them
Open sourcing a lib I created to benchmark Rails apps, using ActiveSupport::Notifications
You invested thousands of hours learning Rails and how to master its features to build web applications. This book will help you to learn Phoenix, using the knowledge you already have.
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