Yes, I'm quite familiar with BEAM and OTP, having used it for nearly 20 years. See my comments elsewhere. The thing is, most people don't start out wanting a d

Yes, I'm quite familiar with BEAM and OTP, having used it for nearly 20 years. See my comments elsewhere. The thing is, most people don't start out wanting a distributed system, it's something you get when you've scaled to a certain size. If you know you need it, and Erlang's version of it is a good fit, yes, it's a good way to start.