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This book is nothing like the famous Haskell book of similar title. It's really hard to read, with walls of text displayed in a very small font and very little
by tenk4 2y ago
This book is nothing like the famous Haskell book of similar title. It's really hard to read, with walls of text displayed in a very small font and very little contrast. And already in the first pages it fails to explain the basic question for the newcomer: Why do I need Erlang? What can it do that other languages can't?
- ForTheKidz 2y agoHuh I assumed this was based off The Little Lisper. I have no clue why in retrospect.
- ollien 2y agoI haven't read the Haskell version (or at least, not more than a small portion and in a long time), so I can't comment on the comparison, but what did you find insufficient about the "So what's Erlang?" section? I think it explains the benefits quite well, though I am someone who writes BEAM code for a living :)