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> The language grew and evolved and somewhere along the line acquired a name, Erlang, named in honor of the Danish mathematician Agner Krarup Erlang (1878- 1929
by skavi 5y ago
> The language grew and evolved and somewhere along the line acquired a name, Erlang, named in honor of the Danish mathematician Agner Krarup Erlang (1878- 1929) whose name is associated with the telecoms industry.
Huh, I always assumed it was a portmanteau of Erricsson and Language.
- skrebbel 5y agoYep, it's a pun.
- canadianfella 5y ago> Huh, I always assumed it was a portmanteau of Erricsson and Language I’m sure it’s both.
- pablodavila 5y agoIt's not. Robert Virding confirmed it in the Elixir Wizards podcast.
- sbuttgereit 5y agoThe first "Erlang" I knew was as a unit of measure used in telecomm named after the mathematician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(unit) So, yes, a clever name all around.