Phoenix already doesn't need Redis for asynchronous jobs and caching. I'm using Phoenix on SQLite on a project right now, and it's been working pretty flawlessly. It's as easy as `mix phx.new MyProject --database sqlite3`.
Thanks! I'm well versed in the old and boring and guaranteed. I like to use side projects to stretch and grow as a developer and expand my toolkit. It's what had me adopting react back in 2013 and what keeps me sharp today!
Great list! Thanks very much. Yeah it does seem like radical innovations have slowed, but that may just be because javascript as an application platform is starting to mature / stabilize.