Start with Elixir the language. Once you wield the language with some fluency, either liveview or static view will do; the choice only depends on your problem space.

Although it’s not CRUD, one project that could be interesting (i.e. I wish someone would build it) is a cross-project hexdocs search. You’d start by reading in a mix.lock file (or maybe mix.exs), then download/build all the docs for all the dependencies. Then expose a LiveView interface to search through all the docs (but you could display the docs via ex_doc).

Similarly to derek-zhou I’d recommend starting with plain elixir. In particular I’d recommend the official getting started guide followed by Exercism Elixir track. Once you’re a decent way through the Exercism track then I’d start on a phoenix application/project.

Good luck!

Start with something you would use everyday. It is called dog-fooding. Ever wonder why there is so many note taking apps or static site generators on github?

I’ve definitely been going through quite a few of those tutorials and read most of Elixir in Action. I think I’ve put off jumping into Phoenix because I’m nervous. I know I’m going to make a lot of mistakes on my first attempt at anything and sometimes that “failure” can be challenging to face if I’m not in the mood after a tough week at work.