When would you choose Erlang? (2013)

Re:When would you choose Erlang? (2013) by devbug on Saturday August 08, 2015 @05:51PM (#10028745)

Multiple. Scaling to a multitude takes a lot of effort.

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Re:When would you choose Erlang? (2013) by lectrick on Saturday August 08, 2015 @06:10PM (#10028790)

Are there any tools to help with "multitude"-level scaling?

It's been my experience (across all langs) that every new order of magnitude of scaling requires a new technology/technique/architecture...

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Re:When would you choose Erlang? (2013) by devbug on Saturday August 08, 2015 @06:42PM (#10028860)

Not to my knowledge, no.

Sorry.

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Re:When would you choose Erlang? (2013) by lectrick on Sunday August 09, 2015 @05:37PM (#10031667)

So folks like WhatsApp basically do homegrown solutions?

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