Phoenix Framework: a (Truly) Fullstack Stack for Building Real-Time Web

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Phoenix framework (Elixir/Erlang VM) is presented as a truly full‑stack option for building real‑time, distributed, resilient web apps without adding separate JavaScript libraries, message brokers, REST APIs, serverless functions, or extra runtimes. The talk explains how Phoenix + the Erlang VM and Elixir’s functional approach let solo developers or teams rapidly build POCs, MVPs, or large‑scale apps—illustrated by an example of a global real‑time chess site built in under 45 minutes.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 5:00Elixir overview
3. 9:00App setup
4. 18:15LiveView and real-time
5. 25:19Distributed game service
6. 32:19Scalability and distribution
7. 36:40Advanced features
8. 43:23Summary
9. 47:12Q&A

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