Whoo hoo!! I’ve finished it! Loved it! Here’s…

###My review

If you’ve been following the forum lately, you’ll probably have noticed a number of threads I’ve started that were inspired by this course. For someone like me, who’s transitioning from the old ‘monolith’ way of doing things, this course is simply invaluable. It contains so, so many eye openers. I’ve actually lost cout of the number of times I was (very pleasantly) surprised by what Dave had to say - and I think you will be too.

While this course also covers the basics of Elixir, the real treasure here is how Dave approaches software development using it. He’s known for his views on programming languages and software architecture to be shrewd and visionary, but here you get much more than that; you get his expert opinion on how those best practices, all those ideas he’s amassed over the years, can be applied to this wonderful new language called Elixir… If you’re anything like me, you’ll be bursting with excitement because he seems to answer that burning question that so many of us have asked ourselves while developing in other languages - that surely there is a better way?

Well, there is. And Dave is just the man to show you. This isn’t just a course about Elixir - this course may well change the way you develop software forever… it has certainly had such a profound effect on me.

I love this course, and I really do think you will too.

10/10

Here are a few points covering specific queries you might have:

• This is very much a video course. 99% of the content is video - the text on the page is usually below the video to recap what you saw (which is very handy!)
• Dave encourages (practically forces you!) to program along - and it’s FUN!
• Every now then Dave talks into the camera directly. I love this. It makes the course feel very personal and almost like he’s there with you. It genuinely feels like he’s your personal instructor and you definitely feel closer to him after doing this course (testement to his fine teaching and interpersonal skills!)
• He uses Phoenix 1.3
• He uses Phoenix in somewhat of an unorthodox way, that just ‘makes sense’
• He talks about Phoenix Contexts (but not in the way you might expect! Haha!)
• And much much more…

Aston:

Thank you so much for that, and for all the positive feedback along the way.

I’ve just thrown away my second attempt at creating the next course which (among other things) integrates Ecto-based services into this pattern of component-based development. I’m just about to do the mix new on the third attempt, and if I run true to form this one should be the one!

Thanks again

Dave

Haven’t see that course (yet) but I think Dave’s course is a must-buy - you won’t regret it

Keep in mind that Elixir is Dave’s main language now and possibly for the foreseeable future. He’s written a book, teaches a university course on functional programming, speaks at conferences, is active within the community and, I’m sure, loves hacking with Elixir in his spare time. In other words he’s not just an expert but extremely passionate about it.

He can provide an insight that few others can imo - and this is certainly how I feel about this course and I haven’t even finished it yet!

Everyone interested in Elixir needs to do this course Imo It’s the best online course I have ever done, partly because it introduces you to new (or different/modern) ways of development.

I finished this a while ago but never got around to reviewing it.

The course is very well-presented, in a clear, coherent manner.

The content is great because it promotes a different view of how to build Elixir applications from the majority of resources (official docs, blogs, tutorials, etc) you will find out there.

Essentially, it is promoting a very decoupled approach. In the final project, your application will look like this:

Elixir Web UI – Internal API interface – Elixir service

The result is:
*separate, reusable components
*non-umbrella architecture
*decoupled as much as possible

For my latest work project, we’re adapting a variation of the above:

Elixir Web UI - External API interface – (Non-Elixir) service

This is useful for us because this decoupled approach allows use to introduce Elixir in a project where there are other languages/tools already in place.

Is there a coupon for this Thanksgiving / Black Friday sales season for the course, @pragdave? I feel like I should buy it. I also feel I’ve spent too much on books and courses today already.