Question 1

We've never used Elixir. Isn't that risky?

Accepted Answer

The Erlang VM that powers Elixir has been running telecom infrastructure for 30+ years — systems that require 99.999% uptime. Discord, Pinterest, PepsiCo, and Brex all run on it. The risk isn't Elixir. The risk is staying on a stack that costs you 3x more to maintain and scale.

Question 2

Can our Ruby/Python developers learn Elixir?

Accepted Answer

Fresha migrated their entire Ruby team to Elixir with zero attrition. Elixir's creator, José Valim, came from the Ruby community. Most Ruby developers become productive in Elixir within 2–4 weeks. We include team training in every engagement.

Question 3

What if the migration fails or takes too long?

Accepted Answer

We use the strangler pattern — migrating service by service while your product stays live. There is no big-bang switchover. If you decide to stop after migrating 3 out of 10 services, those 3 services are already saving you money. Every step delivers standalone value.

Question 4

Why not just optimize our current Rails/Node app?

Accepted Answer

You can. And for some companies that's the right call. That's exactly what the paid assessment determines — whether migration makes financial sense for your specific situation. We'll tell you if it doesn't.

Question 5

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Assessments are billed per hour — a full codebase audit with migration roadmap. Full engagements are scoped and priced after the assessment. We'll give you a precise estimate once we understand your codebase.

Question 6

We're a small team. Can you just build the whole thing?

Accepted Answer

Yes. For funded startups building V1, we provide full-cycle delivery — from architecture to deployment. You get a production-ready Elixir/Phoenix application and the knowledge to maintain it.

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