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> Anyone know what stack FB uses for their messaging platform? Initially Erlang. Now C++. [1] 1. https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Erlang-chosen-for-use-in-Faceb

> Anyone know what stack FB uses for their messaging platform? Initially Erlang. Now C++. [1] 1. https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Erlang-chosen-for-use-in-Facebook-chat https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Erlang-chosen-for-use-in-Faceb... edit: was quoting wrong part of the op comment

Jtsummers 11y ago
Note: The link you post is about Facebook's rewrite of their chat services from Erlang to C++, not WhatsApp.
profmonocle 11y ago
Unless I'm misreading, I think he's talking about Facebook Messenger's backend being migrated to C++, not WhatsApp's.