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> It's pretty clear that Joe Armstrong respecting that the speed of light is a thing and that data locality/data gravity are real is starting to pay off in big
by bmitc 4y ago
> It's pretty clear that Joe Armstrong respecting that the speed of light is a thing and that data locality/data gravity are real is starting to pay off in big ways.
I'm familiar with Joe Armstrong and Erlang/Elixir, but do you have a particular reference in mind where he was specifically discussing this? Is it one of his papers or talks? Just looking for another interesting thing Joe Armstrong said or thought. :)
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoI think he said it a few times, but "The Mess We're In" features it prominently.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoI don't have a reference offhand, but I have seen it. It's mostly a vibe. Remember that Joe was a physicist before a programmer: the synchronicity problem is pervasive in the design of the platform. Local immediate access to data is generally a special cased situation via an escape hatch with tons of big red warning signs.
- POiNTx 4y agoRight here, but the entire talk is great: https://youtu.be/lKXe3HUG2l4?t=1431 https://youtu.be/lKXe3HUG2l4?t=1431