4 ms·

I've never worked in Erlang, but I did use Objective-C for a long time, and switched to Swift almost 5 years ago. Strong types makes it massively easier to ship

I've never worked in Erlang, but I did use Objective-C for a long time, and switched to Swift almost 5 years ago. Strong types makes it massively easier to ship high quality applications, while I could do so in the C variant it took a lot more effort and testing. In Swift I can make the language make it almost impossible to create erroneous code. It's not that you can't make good code in any language, but the cost is often not worth it; anything that makes it easier and more reliable saves you time and effort in the long run.

Multicomp 6y ago
Your last paragraph is why I enjoy F# and rust as much as I do. If the computer can do more to help you make illegal States unrepresentable then why not let it? Hence I am waiting on Gleam before I invest in Erlangy stuff. In the meantime I will explore the actor model of concurrency with F# Mailboxes.
- loxs 6y ago
  Yes, for me the big revelation was when I learned OCaml (coming from Erlang) it was such a massive relief, it felt like half of my brain got freed to think about things that matter. After that, once it clicked, most languages of this caliber feel "at home" and I can use them quite easily - F#, Rust, Swift, TypeScript.