A classic job interview question is: “What happens when you type a URL into your browser’s address bar and hit Enter?”

You could answer with the basics of DNS, networking and HTTP. But what also happens specifically if the page is served by a Phoenix app?

In my latest post I take you on a journey through the Phoenix stack and show you all the steps via which Phoenix transforms a %Plug.Conn{} from a request into a response:

https://arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-type-a-phoenix-url-into-your-address-bar-and-press-enter