dimitrios
@dnlytras.com
husband, dad, && programmer.
react, onyx, typescript, elixir, phoenix, gyarados
blogging at dnlytras.com
react, onyx, typescript, elixir, phoenix, gyarados
blogging at dnlytras.com
Is there an estimate for phoenix 1.8? I was planning to start a new project, and I'm not sure if I should pull the trigger with the RC>
April 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Is there an estimate for phoenix 1.8? I was planning to start a new project, and I'm not sure if I should pull the trigger with the RC>
When building a Phoenix app, do you use the marketing name for your modules?
For example: `defmodule MyAwesomeSaas.Something.SomethingElse` or do you prefer a generic name? like `MyApp`?
I would hate it if I had to carry over an old name, and even more, renaming stuff down the road.
For example: `defmodule MyAwesomeSaas.Something.SomethingElse` or do you prefer a generic name? like `MyApp`?
I would hate it if I had to carry over an old name, and even more, renaming stuff down the road.
April 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When building a Phoenix app, do you use the marketing name for your modules?
For example: `defmodule MyAwesomeSaas.Something.SomethingElse` or do you prefer a generic name? like `MyApp`?
I would hate it if I had to carry over an old name, and even more, renaming stuff down the road.
For example: `defmodule MyAwesomeSaas.Something.SomethingElse` or do you prefer a generic name? like `MyApp`?
I would hate it if I had to carry over an old name, and even more, renaming stuff down the road.
I really like TanStack Start. I feel like I'm getting nerdsnipped into building something new, along with better-auth.
I'm not sure what to use for queues/jobs - that was always my pain point. I love how simple Oban is, and I definitely don't want to boot up a Redis instance.
I'm not sure what to use for queues/jobs - that was always my pain point. I love how simple Oban is, and I definitely don't want to boot up a Redis instance.
April 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I really like TanStack Start. I feel like I'm getting nerdsnipped into building something new, along with better-auth.
I'm not sure what to use for queues/jobs - that was always my pain point. I love how simple Oban is, and I definitely don't want to boot up a Redis instance.
I'm not sure what to use for queues/jobs - that was always my pain point. I love how simple Oban is, and I definitely don't want to boot up a Redis instance.
"Please generate a Studio Ghibli image of me dunking over redditors"
April 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Please generate a Studio Ghibli image of me dunking over redditors"
Again, there's some good discussion in my post.
I spend a good chunk of my non-work time (new father) studying Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, and experimenting with them.
I kept reading, "Just use LiveView," so I decided to try it out. I was surprised at how controversial my takes were.
I spend a good chunk of my non-work time (new father) studying Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, and experimenting with them.
I kept reading, "Just use LiveView," so I decided to try it out. I was surprised at how controversial my takes were.
This is a very good hot take on Liveview dnlytras.com/blog/on-live...
Many of my @elixirlang friends will immediately dismiss this a "hating" and they'd be wrong for doing so.
#ElixirLang
Many of my @elixirlang friends will immediately dismiss this a "hating" and they'd be wrong for doing so.
#ElixirLang
My experience with Phoenix LiveView | Dimitrios Lytras
Some takeaways from my time with Phoenix LiveView
dnlytras.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Again, there's some good discussion in my post.
I spend a good chunk of my non-work time (new father) studying Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, and experimenting with them.
I kept reading, "Just use LiveView," so I decided to try it out. I was surprised at how controversial my takes were.
I spend a good chunk of my non-work time (new father) studying Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, and experimenting with them.
I kept reading, "Just use LiveView," so I decided to try it out. I was surprised at how controversial my takes were.
The more I use Dependabot, the less I like it.
I would much rather have a bot spam Slack every two days with the output of `npx npm-check-updates -i`.
You spend so much time updating pointless patch versions with the illusion that you are fighting tech debt.
I would much rather have a bot spam Slack every two days with the output of `npx npm-check-updates -i`.
You spend so much time updating pointless patch versions with the illusion that you are fighting tech debt.
March 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The more I use Dependabot, the less I like it.
I would much rather have a bot spam Slack every two days with the output of `npx npm-check-updates -i`.
You spend so much time updating pointless patch versions with the illusion that you are fighting tech debt.
I would much rather have a bot spam Slack every two days with the output of `npx npm-check-updates -i`.
You spend so much time updating pointless patch versions with the illusion that you are fighting tech debt.
Just published my zed theme. Check it out if you want, search for "Lydia" in the extensions
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just published my zed theme. Check it out if you want, search for "Lydia" in the extensions
I wrote a bit about some issues I've faced when working with LiveView dnlytras.com/blog/on-live...
My experience with Phoenix LiveView | Dimitrios Lytras
Some takeaways from my time with Phoenix LiveView
dnlytras.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I wrote a bit about some issues I've faced when working with LiveView dnlytras.com/blog/on-live...
I want to be bullish on LLMs for coding, but every time they suggest a non-existent package, my confidence plummets.
January 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I want to be bullish on LLMs for coding, but every time they suggest a non-existent package, my confidence plummets.
I'm not a fan of how everything is a `user_token` in the Phoenix auth generator.
It's a very leaky abstraction. Why would I need `sent_to` in my session tokens?
Imagine needing to add more metadata (IP, Browser, Etc) to sessions now.
Almost always you have to separate them.
It's a very leaky abstraction. Why would I need `sent_to` in my session tokens?
Imagine needing to add more metadata (IP, Browser, Etc) to sessions now.
Almost always you have to separate them.
January 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm not a fan of how everything is a `user_token` in the Phoenix auth generator.
It's a very leaky abstraction. Why would I need `sent_to` in my session tokens?
Imagine needing to add more metadata (IP, Browser, Etc) to sessions now.
Almost always you have to separate them.
It's a very leaky abstraction. Why would I need `sent_to` in my session tokens?
Imagine needing to add more metadata (IP, Browser, Etc) to sessions now.
Almost always you have to separate them.
Finally found some time to try the Phoenix/Inertia/React combo, and I can honestly say it feels much better than LiveView to me. Heavy emphasis on "to me".
I don't hate JavaScript. So to be able to use the fantastic Elixir ergonomics, with React, is a big win.
I don't hate JavaScript. So to be able to use the fantastic Elixir ergonomics, with React, is a big win.
January 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Finally found some time to try the Phoenix/Inertia/React combo, and I can honestly say it feels much better than LiveView to me. Heavy emphasis on "to me".
I don't hate JavaScript. So to be able to use the fantastic Elixir ergonomics, with React, is a big win.
I don't hate JavaScript. So to be able to use the fantastic Elixir ergonomics, with React, is a big win.
Patiently waiting to see which framework will win, React Router 7, or Tanstack Start. Ain't got time to read both docs.
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Patiently waiting to see which framework will win, React Router 7, or Tanstack Start. Ain't got time to read both docs.
I honestly don't know how indiehackers died so suddenly.
January 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I honestly don't know how indiehackers died so suddenly.
Not sure how everyone's eslint 9 migration went, but for me it's a net negative. I still don't care about the configuration, docs everywhere are a mess, and the codemod broke half the rules.
January 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Not sure how everyone's eslint 9 migration went, but for me it's a net negative. I still don't care about the configuration, docs everywhere are a mess, and the codemod broke half the rules.
Starting the year with light mode, just to feel something.
January 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Starting the year with light mode, just to feel something.
Phoenix auth generator takes the most sensible approach. Fully transparent on what's happening.
I can't fathom why would you want a library (Devise for example) take over your whole users table. You get some goodies, sure, but good luck debugging and patching that.
I can't fathom why would you want a library (Devise for example) take over your whole users table. You get some goodies, sure, but good luck debugging and patching that.
December 4, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Phoenix auth generator takes the most sensible approach. Fully transparent on what's happening.
I can't fathom why would you want a library (Devise for example) take over your whole users table. You get some goodies, sure, but good luck debugging and patching that.
I can't fathom why would you want a library (Devise for example) take over your whole users table. You get some goodies, sure, but good luck debugging and patching that.
I'm debating if Liveview makes sense for me. It's a nice way to keep everything doing everything in Elixir, but I'm not too happy with the JS-hooks.
I also don't like the confusing and duplicate code in on_mount. This is too easy to mess up, and I'm most certainly messing up.
I also don't like the confusing and duplicate code in on_mount. This is too easy to mess up, and I'm most certainly messing up.
December 3, 2024 at 10:39 AM
I'm debating if Liveview makes sense for me. It's a nice way to keep everything doing everything in Elixir, but I'm not too happy with the JS-hooks.
I also don't like the confusing and duplicate code in on_mount. This is too easy to mess up, and I'm most certainly messing up.
I also don't like the confusing and duplicate code in on_mount. This is too easy to mess up, and I'm most certainly messing up.
Pushed some updates on my advent of code template:
- Properly parse description as markdown
- Optional follow-up with downloading the 2nd part when finishing the 1st
Also finished the first challege
#elixirlang
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
- Properly parse description as markdown
- Optional follow-up with downloading the 2nd part when finishing the 1st
Also finished the first challege
#elixirlang
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
GitHub - dimitrisnl/advent-of-code-elixir: An advent of code boilerplate using Elixir
An advent of code boilerplate using Elixir. Contribute to dimitrisnl/advent-of-code-elixir development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Pushed some updates on my advent of code template:
- Properly parse description as markdown
- Optional follow-up with downloading the 2nd part when finishing the 1st
Also finished the first challege
#elixirlang
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
- Properly parse description as markdown
- Optional follow-up with downloading the 2nd part when finishing the 1st
Also finished the first challege
#elixirlang
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
A very interesting thread on why Evolu removed Effect-TS..
I love Effect-TS - it's a fantastic library, but there's a good reason to not let something take over your codebase like this.
github.com/evoluhq/evol...
I love Effect-TS - it's a fantastic library, but there's a good reason to not let something take over your codebase like this.
github.com/evoluhq/evol...
Why the Effect dependency removal? · Issue #499 · evoluhq/evolu
Hi! Thanks for the great product! I saw this from your API docs: We are currently rewriting the entire Evolu codebase to implement a new synchronization protocol and remove the dependency on Effect...
github.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:24 AM
A very interesting thread on why Evolu removed Effect-TS..
I love Effect-TS - it's a fantastic library, but there's a good reason to not let something take over your codebase like this.
github.com/evoluhq/evol...
I love Effect-TS - it's a fantastic library, but there's a good reason to not let something take over your codebase like this.
github.com/evoluhq/evol...
Wrote this rushed Advent of code boilerplate, feel free to suggest improvements! #elixirlang
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
GitHub - dimitrisnl/advent-of-code-elixir: An advent of code boilerplate using Elixir
An advent of code boilerplate using Elixir. Contribute to dimitrisnl/advent-of-code-elixir development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Wrote this rushed Advent of code boilerplate, feel free to suggest improvements! #elixirlang
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
github.com/dimitrisnl/a...
Torn between Gleam and Elixir for this year's advent of code.
November 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Torn between Gleam and Elixir for this year's advent of code.
Before Claude and other AI tools, I wasted so much time tracking down subtle bugs, like typos. I would get into unproductive rabbit holes. Having them is such a great sanity check.
- "Why is this test failing"?
- "Well look at line X, ..."
- "Why is this test failing"?
- "Well look at line X, ..."
November 26, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Before Claude and other AI tools, I wasted so much time tracking down subtle bugs, like typos. I would get into unproductive rabbit holes. Having them is such a great sanity check.
- "Why is this test failing"?
- "Well look at line X, ..."
- "Why is this test failing"?
- "Well look at line X, ..."