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Phoenix phx.new.web drops Ecto by default

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rhcarvalho SteffenDE kidq330 preciz dependabot
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rhcarvalho @rhcarvalho 4 cited SteffenDE @SteffenDE 3 cited kidq330 @kidq330 2 cited preciz @preciz 2 cited dependabot @dependabot 1 cited

The phx.new.web generator now passes --no-ecto by default, fixing generation of invalid Repo and DataCase references for bare web projects.

The `phx.new.web` task, documented to create a bare Phoenix web project without database integration inside an umbrella, previously inherited `ecto: true` and generated references to a non-existent `<App>.Repo` and `<App>.DataCase` [1][2]. It now passes `--no-ecto` by default, so generated projects no longer include those invalid modules [1][2]. Elixir merged two commits: one optimizes JSON map key encoding by inlining per-key dispatch, eliminating a private function call for every encoded map entry [3][4], and the other sanitizes ExUnit formatters against invalid UTF-8, fixing a formatter crash that surfaced while debugging missing test logs [5][6]. The Phoenix integration test for `"generated app boots with mix phx.server"` previously booted via `elixir -S mix` with an in-band stdin watcher, which broke under asdf shims and leaked ~145 MB in `installer/tmp`; the hardened version replaces sleeps and polling with deterministic synchronization and cleans up after itself [7][8]. LiveView reverted its igniter dependency, since one of its dependencies causes issues compiling without optional deps [9], and clarified how navigation behaves in chained JS commands by closing issue 4411 [10][11]. The Phoenix repo also bumped eslint, eslint-plugin-jest, jest, and jest-environment-jsdom in the minor-and-patch group, with eslint moving from 10.8.0 to 10.9.1 [12].

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References

  1. [1] Fix phx.new.web generator referencing Ecto ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  2. [2] Fix phx.new.web generator referencing Ecto (#6808) ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  3. [3] Optimize JSON map key encoding ↗ elixir-lang/elixir
  4. [4] Optimize JSON map key encoding (#15824) ↗ elixir-lang/elixir
  5. [5] Sanitize ExUnit formatters against invalid UTF-8 ↗ elixir-lang/elixir
  6. [6] Sanitize ExUnit formatters against invalid UTF-8 (#15821) ↗ elixir-lang/elixir
  7. [7] Harden and speed up phx.server integration test ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  8. [8] Harden and speed up phx.server integration test (#6818) ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  9. [9] downgrade igniter ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view
  10. [10] clarify navigation in chained JS commands ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view
  11. [11] clarify navigation in chained JS commands (#4412) ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view
  12. [12] Bump the minor-and-patch group with 4 updates ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix

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the week in review Phoenix drops Ecto from phx.new.web default the month in review Elixir core tuning, Ecto breaking change, LiveView patches dominate August
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Quick answers

What shipped in Elixir & Phoenix on September 2, 2026?
The phx.new.web generator now passes --no-ecto by default, fixing generation of invalid Repo and DataCase references for bare web projects. In total, 7 commits and 6 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Elixir & Phoenix on September 2, 2026?
5 developers shipped this update, including kidq330, preciz, dependabot, rhcarvalho, and SteffenDE.
What were the notable Elixir & Phoenix updates?
Fix phx.new.web generator referencing Ecto, Fix phx.new.web generator referencing Ecto (#6808), and Optimize JSON map key encoding.
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