Why We Build
with Elixir
Elixir and Phoenix aren't just our tools—they're our competitive advantage. Battle-tested by telecom, perfect for AI, and designed for systems that power modern businesses.
Why Elixir Wins
The language designed for systems that power modern AI applications
97.5% of Elixir problems solved by AI models—the highest among all languages.
- Claude Opus achieved 80.3% accuracy on Elixir
- Immutable-first design clarifies data flow
- AI reasons about code without hidden side effects
The ecosystem treats documentation as essential, providing reliable training signals.
- Function contracts separated from implementation
- Executable code examples verified by tests
- 12+ years of stable, consistent API patterns
Compilation catches issues early while parallel compilation keeps development fast.
- Catches unused variables and undefined functions
- Type issues reported as actionable warnings
- Hot code reloading in development
The BEAM VM handles concurrency and distribution natively.
- No need for Redis, RabbitMQ, or Lambda
- Development mirrors production environments
- Built-in process inspection and debugging
40+ years of BEAM heritage from telecom systems demanding nine-nines availability.
- "Let it crash" philosophy for fault tolerance
- Supervisor trees auto-recover from failures
- Proven at WhatsApp, Discord, and Pinterest
Elixir v1.0 from 2014 remains on version 1.x. No breaking changes.
- Phoenix and Ecto maintain long-term stability
- Smooth upgrades across minor versions
- Backwards compatibility is a core value
A smaller, safer dependency surface
While npm and PyPI face a steady stream of malicious packages, credential-stealing typosquats, and self-replicating worms, Elixir's ecosystem stays calm — by design.
- Sprawling transitive dependency trees — a typical Next.js install pulls in 1,000+ packages from hundreds of maintainers
- Postinstall hooks and arbitrary build scripts execute on every developer machine and every CI run
- Compromised or socially engineered maintainer accounts can silently ship malicious updates within hours
- Notable incidents: Shai-Hulud npm worm, ua-parser-js, event-stream, colors/faker, ctx, and a steady drip of PyPI typosquats
- OTP and the standard library cover what npm fragments into hundreds of micro-packages — a typical Phoenix app has dozens of deps, not thousands
- Hex.pm enforces immutable, checksum-verified releases — published versions can never be silently rewritten
- No install-time hooks — packages are pure Elixir code that compiles deterministically, not arbitrary shell scripts
- A conservative ecosystem culture favors small, well-audited libraries over vanity packages and one-line modules
The math is simple: fewer dependencies, immutable releases, no install hooks, and a culture of careful maintenance add up to a dramatically smaller attack surface — and far fewer 3am incident calls.
Phoenix Framework
Build rich, interactive web applications quickly with less code
Real-Time by Default
Built-in PubSub and Channels. Handle millions of WebSocket connections.
LiveView Magic
Server-rendered dynamic interfaces with real-time updates. Less client code.
Ecto Excellence
Lean database interface supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite.
Security Built-In
Authentication generators, CSRF protection, and secure defaults.
Our Contributions
We believe in giving back. These are the Elixir packages we've built for the community.
Postgres change events (CDC) in Elixir. Listen to database changes via logical replication.
Convert HTML to Markdown with Elixir. Perfect for RAG pipelines and content processing.
Workflows, jobs, and cron in Elixir and Postgres powered by PGMQ.
A flexible and composable filtering library for Phoenix LiveView using PgRest.
Generate Ecto schemas from existing PostgreSQL database structures.
Build predicates to query in-memory data structures in Elixir.
An authorization package with audit log for free.
OAuth integrations library for managing tokens and API integrations.
PostgREST/Supabase-style query builder, but in Elixir and Ecto.
Astro-inspired content collections for Elixir — typed markdown with YAML frontmatter.
Versioned PostgreSQL migrations for Elixir libraries using Ecto.
Easily open that OpenAPI can of worms — OpenAPI tooling for Elixir.
Drop-in sequential messaging for Elixir.
Store GenServer state in an external store for durable, restartable processes.
Want to contribute? Check out our GitHub organization for more projects.
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