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ThinkingElixir 137 - Upgrading to Phoenix 1.7
Episode 137 of Thinking Elixir. After covering the week’s news, we talk about upgrading our apps to Phoenix 1.7.0 and what the experience is like. We include tips and resources that we found helpful and talk about the backward compatibility of the project and what that means for both personal projects and working teams.
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