Viget’s Development team leverages Elixir, a functional programming language, combined with the popular Phoenix framework to quickly build applications that are both scalable and maintainable. Elixir + Phoenix runs on a mature community of users, open-source code, and established infrastructures — it’s no wonder companies using this tech stack include Adobe, Pinterest, Slack, Bleacher Report, and Toyota.
Elixir code runs inside lightweight processes. Due to their lightweight nature, it’s common to have hundreds of thousands of these processes running concurrently. This results in a significant reduction in the amount of computing power required and translates to dramatically lower costs for hardware, hosting, and maintenance.
Elixir runs on the Erlang VM, a virtual machine that has been running telecommunications industry hardware for over 30 years. This track record has built a robust community of developers, libraries, and best practices.
Elixir’s coding philosophy is built around short, performant, and readable code. This speed isn’t limited to the app development itself — with Phoenix’s first-class support for WebSockets, Elixir is well-suited for fast real-time updates to users.
