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Yes, for certain programming jobs (i.e. work) Erlang is much better. Let's just assume we can mostly agree on that. But "I switched" means you switched your ma
by erikb 10y ago
Yes, for certain programming jobs (i.e. work) Erlang is much better. Let's just assume we can mostly agree on that.
But "I switched" means you switched your main language, right? I wouldn't switch my main tool to something with a specific usecase. Your main language should be something general purpose, because most of your life's problems have a wide range of usecases to consider.
Therefore I would have expected an argument for why Erlang may be a beter general purpose language or a headline like "Why <project/company/service x> switched from Python to Erlang".
- abrookewood 10y agoYes, the article was pretty badly written I thought. It was mainly just complaints about Python than any real exploration of why Erlang was better.