Hi there, friend! I haven't sent out an update email for Build It With Phoenix since March. That is terrible marketing. Thankfully for you, I'm a much better teacher than I am a marketer. For the month of November, I've put all versions of Build It With Phoenix (my video course about the Phoenix framework) on sale for up to 50% off. Now's your chance to jump into the world of Elixir and Phoenix. Or, if you already have a pretty good grasp of the basics, to deepen your understanding of the...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hi, friends! I feel like it has been a long winter and I am so glad that spring is finally here! Spring means warmer weather and new beginnings all around me. If a new beginning for you means learning something new (like the best web framework around?), I'd like to help out! If you use the code spring-for-30 during checkout for Build It With Phoenix (my video course teaching you the Elixir Phoenix web framework by building a chat application step by step), you will get 30% off! And because I...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
I've sent an email directly to the winners of the Phoenix in Action ebook giveaway (in celebration of ElixirConf). If you weren't one of the lucky ones, you can still take advantage of the 35% discount of ANYTHING at manning.com using code `PHX23`. If you follow the redirect at phoenixinaction.com I'll get a little bit of an author's cut on anything you purchase, which I'd of course appreciate. Of course the `elixirconf` 15% discount code for Build It With Phoenix is still active through...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey friend! If you hadn't heard, I'm giving away 2 copies of Build It With Phoenix. And since you are a subscriber to the mailing list, you were automatically eligible. I've let the winners of the giveaway of 2 copies of Build It With Phoenix know that they have won. Since you are getting this email instead, that unfortunately means you did not win. But stay tuned because I'm giving away 2 copies of the Phoenix in Action ebook tomorrow. Not all hope is lost though! The discount code...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey there! A number of you have been asking if and when Purchasing Power Parity could be enabled for Build It With Phoenix. After some research and discussions with others, I'm happy to announce that Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) has been enabled! If you are unaware of what PPP is (like I was), there is a pretty good Wikipedia article about it. In short, it allows relative pricing based on currency exchange rates between two locations. Now that it is enabled, it means international customers...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hi friends! This morning, I recorded the last videos of my Elixir and Phoenix course, "Build It With Phoenix". While that is a cause for celebration, it also means that the time left to take advantage of the huge early access discount is soon to end. Once I edit these last videos and upload them, I'll turn off the early access discount soon after. The last video I recorded was another quick promotional video that discusses the app we'll be building and gives a quick run-through of it. I've...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hey there! Over the weekend, I uploaded 7 new videos for the Build It With Phoenix video course. The course now has 26 videos totaling 2 hours and 43 minutes of content (with more to come!). The new videos are pointing out a deprecation in video 8 and how to overcome it (now meant to be watched before video 8 until I can re-record that video) eliminating compiler warnings by cleaning up code how to update dependencies how to deal with deprecations due to updated dependencies first steps with...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hey friends! I've been blown away by the interest in my upcoming Build It With Phoenix video course. Your enthusiasm for the course has been amazing and I'm excited to share updates with you as I work on completing it. You may have seen the announcements that Phoenix 1.7 has officially been released. While I've recorded a number of videos using the release candidate versions of Phoenix 1.7, I wanted to make sure that nothing substantial or breaking changed between the course being released...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read