"New Stack" |> Elixir, Phoenix, Elm & Tachyons?

[nelsonic]

The New Stack for 2017 is:

• Elixir https://github.com/dwyl/learn-elixir
• Phoenix https://github.com/dwyl/learn-phoenix-framework
  • with PostgreSQL https://github.com/dwyl/learn-postgresql
• Elm https://github.com/dwyl/learn-elm
• Tachyons https://github.com/dwyl/learn-tachyons

see: #27

[jruts]

Not sure if you want to take advantage of it, but you can call this stack 'PETE'. (Phoenix, Elixir, Tachyons, Elm). It sounds pretty catchy.

Might even be worth it to dedicate a new repo describing the PETE stack and why/how to use it, maybe even with some installation scripts/guides to start with the barebones Pete stack.

Perhaps even something like http://mean.io/ for this stack. (pete.io)?

Any thoughts @nelsonic @iteles ?

[des-des]

@nelsonic do dwly have any projects that have tried out this (awesome) new stack

[jackcarlisle]

@des-des https://github.com/healthlocker/healthlocker

[nelsonic]

Ok, it's dawned on me that having our "Tech Stack" doc saying one thing and using "New Stack" in projects is sending mixed messages ... so I'm prioritising communicating this better for today! 👍

[nelsonic]

Can you guess where the analogy is going...? 😉

[nelsonic]

😮

from: https://www.wired.com/2015/11/i-turned-off-javascript-for-a-whole-week-and-it-was-glorious/

[nelsonic]

https://github.com/search?q=oops&type=Commits

We all make "mistakes" ...
mine was listening to "haters" and not embracing Elixir sooner!! 😞

[nelsonic]

@jruts I really like the succinctness of "PETE" as a name ...
but I've been racking my brains to think of an evolution of "PETE"
because it sounds like a "boy's name"
and we want to be as inclusive as possible ...
How can we assemble the various letters of the components of our stack into a word.

• Phoenix
• Elixir
• Tachyons
• Elm

also we are using:

• Postgres
• Linux
• Erlang

and optionally:

• Blockchain
• ProgressiveWebApps
• Redis
• MobileFirst
• OfflineFirst
• WebRTC

[nelsonic]

What about "TEPPE" (which is sadly not a gender-neutral person's name which would be amaze!)
it means "carpet" in Norwegian: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teppe
and means we could have a "Magic Carpet" in the Logo!! 😮 😜

with TEPPE we include PostgreSQL in the Name so the Database Layer is Covered ... 🤔

[jruts]

I kinda like it... Especially with the Magic Carpet reference.
It feels like... a whole new world.
A new fantastic point of view.
No one to tell us no or where to go.
Or say we're only dreaming...

[pdavidow]

Swap out Tachyons for https://github.com/mdgriffith/style-elements

[nelsonic]

@pdavidow we've added Style Elements to our "to learn" list: dwyl/learn-elm#96
Thanks for sharing!

Our reasoning for using Tachyons is that several of our apps are still Server-Side Rendered.
Style Elements appears to be Elm (Client-Side) Focussed.
That's not to say that we won't be experimenting with it and possibly adopting it. 😉