Erlang/OTP by Example

Re:Erlang/OTP by Example by ilovecaching on Saturday October 20, 2018 @04:50PM (#18265394)

In my experience any compiled language is easier to manage. There is no disconnect between your runtime and the system. You're investing in systems knowledge rather than knowledge of a particular VM's bytecode/abstractions as well.

Erlang does provide good solutions to lifecycle management. The problem is that whenever someone picks a solution for you, you're now locked it and it can be difficult to migrate to a new paradigm like containers.

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Re:Erlang/OTP by Example by dev_dull on Saturday October 20, 2018 @05:49PM (#18265677)

Totally agree regarding compiled languages. I’m surprised python et all don’t offer a way to check for file/script “correctness” without execution. It’s so bad that I will often add a “-h” flag to scripts I encounter just so I can run it and make sure no one introduce a silly bug (such as typo, import, etc).

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Re:Erlang/OTP by Example by ilovecaching on Saturday October 20, 2018 @06:07PM (#18265756)

Yep, I've seen my fair share of Python stack traces. Completely sympathize, and it is one of the reasons I believe in statically types and compiled as well.

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