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The BEAM VM and lightweight processes seem amazing - I just wish they could be tied to a language syntax that wasn't so radically different from c/java/javascri
by russellbeattie 10y ago
The BEAM VM and lightweight processes seem amazing - I just wish they could be tied to a language syntax that wasn't so radically different from c/java/javascript and the like. Go code is almost immediately understandable because of this, whereas Erlang is perplexing.
- lightbyte 10y agoHave you looked at Elixir syntax? Elixir is functionally the exact same as erlang, but with a more ruby-like syntax.
- pdimitar 10y agoDefinitely check out Elixir. It's extremely easy to pick up. I also looked at Erlang but decided I don't want to learn it. I only gradually learn its stdlib because it has amazing things in there by default (like a state machine, directed graph implementation etc.). But you can use those freely from inside Elixir anytime.