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FYI: Phoenix Drops Webpack and Npm for Esbuild

What's this blog post about?

The Phoenix Framework, a popular web framework for Elixir developers, has recently replaced the use of node, npm, and webpack with esbuild. This change aims to address issues related to JavaScript packaging that accounted for around 30% of reported Phoenix problems. Esbuild is written in Go and compiles to native code, making it fast and efficient. The new framework will be part of the upcoming Phoenix 1.6 release, which is expected "soon." This change is anticipated to provide a more stable system over time and improve the overall user experience for Elixir developers.

Company
Fly.io

Date published
July 27, 2021

Author(s)
Mark Ericksen

Word count
600

Language
English

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