I had the syntax fear when I started learning Erlang, but I think the syntax is tailored to the language itself: - Recursion - Pattern Matching The problem occ

I had the syntax fear when I started learning Erlang, but I think the syntax is tailored to the language itself: - Recursion - Pattern Matching The problem occurs when you try to translate the Erlang syntax to the language of your choice, which isn't the right approach. C, and Java don't use pattern matching, so naturally their syntax is not designed for it. Maybe one should write a small program to demonstrate the key functionalities of Erlang, like write a TCP packet decoder etc, then try doing the same in your prefereed language and then see what makes sense.