Build It With Phoenix - Real-time Chat By Geoffrey Lessel

Elixir as a language and Phoenix as a framework are well-known as excellent tools to use when building applications that need real-time capabilities. What better application to create that takes advantage of those real-time capabilities than a chat application?
In this video tutorial series, we will be building a chat application along the lines of Slack or Discord. You will watch or code along with me as I take you through every part of the process of creating (and finishing!) a real application.
Architectural decisions and different approaches to the problems we face
How to debug when something goes wrong
Where to find answers in the excellent documentation for Elixir and Phoenix
When and how to refactor your code
When and how to pivot when our initial assumptions about the application are no longer true
Technologies used
Elixir v1.15
Phoenix v1.7
Phoenix LiveView 0.19
Tailwind CSS
Prerequisites
Some previous programming experience will be very helpful. A familiarity with the command line and its usage will be very useful as well.
No experience with Phoenix is required as I will be explaining almost everything along the way.
A working installation of Elixir and Phoenix is required. See their corresponding guides for instructions: Elixir, Phoenix .
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