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Never Look Back - Introduction Nov 1, 2025
An introduction to the ‘Never Look Back’ series, detailing the author’s journey from Ruby on Rails to Elixir and Phoenix.

Never Look Back - The Allure of the Ruby Slippers Nov 2, 2025
Chapter 1: Exploring the initial appeal and powerful features of Ruby on Rails, including Convention over Configuration and ActiveRecord.

Never Look Back - The Cracks in the Foundation Nov 3, 2025
Chapter 2: Discussing the challenges and limitations encountered with Ruby on Rails as applications scale, including magic becoming obfuscation, concurrency issues, and architectural patterns.

Never Look Back - A New Paradigm: The Elixir of Life Nov 4, 2025
Chapter 3: Introducing Elixir as a new paradigm, focusing on its functional programming approach, pattern matching, and the robust BEAM virtual machine.

Never Look Back - Phoenix - The Framework That Respects You Nov 5, 2025
Chapter 4: Delving into the Phoenix framework, highlighting its explicit design, Ecto for data handling, and Plug for composable architecture.