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The erlang language provides a similar facility for replacing code and updating object state without ever bringing the program to a halt.
by knome 5y ago
The erlang language provides a similar facility for replacing code and updating object state without ever bringing the program to a halt.
- phoe-krk 5y agoThe main difference is that Erlang is very strict about the kind of programs it will run (purely functional green-thread-esque processes and OO systems that utilize message passing and code that is modified must be swapped in/out at strictly defined points in program lifecycle), whereas CL is a fully mutable environment where modification can happen at any time during program lifecycle. Much more powerful, which comes with benefits as much as it comes with the amount of guns to blow your feet off with.