Choose Between Embedded Schemas and Associations

Explore when to use embedded schemas or associations within Ecto by understanding their benefits and limitations, including performance impacts, data structure flexibility, and database integrity.

We'll cover the following...

Advantages of embedded schemas
Disadvantages of embedded schemas
When to use embeds?

1.Introduction to This Course

2.Part I: Ecto Fundamentals

3.Get Started with Repo

4.Query Your Database

5.Connect Tables to Elixir Structs with Schemas

6.Make Changes with Changesets

7.Make Multiple Changes with Transactions and the Multi Module

8.Make Changes to the Database

Project

9.Part II: Ecto Applied

10.Add Ecto to an Elixir Application Without Phoenix

Project

11.Work with Changesets and Phoenix Forms

12.Test with Sandboxes

13.Create and Use Custom Types

14.Inserting and Updating with Upserts

15.Optimizeing Your Application Design

16.Work with Embedded Schemas

17.Creating Polymorphic Associations

18.Optimize IEx for Ecto

19.Use Schemas Without Tables

20.Tune for Performance

21.Conclusion

Choose Between Embedded Schemas and Associations

Advantages of embedded schemas