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It could be very difficult to implement an industrial-strength Java on BEAM :-(

• macintux 6y ago
  I'd think so, given the immutability, lightweight processes, and other Erlang-specific features baked into the BEAM. That's one reason I like Erlang and the BEAM so much: it's an opinionated language running on an opinionated VM that are made for each other, not a general-purpose system that has to be all things to all people. The JVM is perfectly adequate as a kitchen sink. The BEAM doesn't need to be.
  • ProfHewitt 6y ago
    Although the JVM has many limitations, it has important capabilities that are lacking in BEAM. The limitations of BEAM are severe, especially for implementing Universal Intelligent Systems, which is the primary challenge of Computer Science for this decade. See the following: Project Liftoff: Universal Intelligent Systems (UIS) by 2030 https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3428114 https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3428114