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Finally found some time to try the Phoenix/Inertia/React combo, and I can honestly say it feels much better than LiveView to me. Heavy emphasis on "to me". I don't hate JavaScript. So to be able to use the fantastic Elixir ergonomics, with React, is a big win.

Ben Smith

@hellosmithy.com

Out of interest why inertia and not one of the libraries that connect LiveView to react?

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dimitrios

@dnlytras.com

15 Jan 2025

Two reasons: 1. I evaluate Inertia for other uses as well. I recently migrated a Rails backend from the deprecated webpacker to Vite, but Inertia is still an option to simplify things further.

dimitrios

@dnlytras.com

15 Jan 2025

2. Inertia is popular, especially in the Laravel world. I've relied in the past on niche libraries that do some plumbing between technologies, and every time I got burned. I also don't want Liveview at all - it's a lovely technology that doesn't fit my needs.