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Erlang

Functional language for highly available distributed systems

Typing: dynamic Created: 1986
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functionalconcurrent

Pros and Cons

Ventajas

  • + Nine nines of availability
  • + Hot code swapping in production
  • + Native actor model
  • + Proven in telecom and WhatsApp

Desventajas

  • - Unfamiliar syntax
  • - Smaller community
  • - Less modern tooling
  • - High learning curve

Casos de Uso

  • Telecommunications systems
  • Messaging (WhatsApp, RabbitMQ)
  • Distributed databases
  • High availability systems

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