Erlang syntax is just that, a (quirky, different, non-mainstream) syntax. Takes about 2 weeks to get used to, and it's simpler than, say, C syntax. The core con

Erlang syntax is just that, a (quirky, different, non-mainstream) syntax. Takes about 2 weeks to get used to, and it's simpler than, say, C syntax. The core concepts, such as functional programming and the Actor model will be harder to grok for an imperative-bred programmer, but I think it's totally worth it, at least for the perspective that it will give you. Speaking of Reia, its author just announced he's stopping development on it. There's another, similar project called Elixir that is considered to be Reia's spiritual successor.