Agree. You don’t need to learn OTP to use Phoenix anymore than you need to learn the entire Java ecosystem to use Kotlin.
Erlang has been around for 30+ years...there’s a lot. Doesn’t mean you need to use it all.
Erlang has been around for 30+ years...there’s a lot. Doesn’t mean you need to use it all.
It's like saying you can build a Rails app without understanding classes/objects - sure maybe you could throw something together because the tools are so friendly, but you would get lost pretty quick when trying to do something on your own. Learn those basics up front, and you can get a long way without having to delve into more advanced topics.