Erlang and Telecoms Market

Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by ethanwillis on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:06PM (#33534567)

I'd first ask them why they hold the opinion. You might be surprised by the reasoning they have for saying this. Having strong opinions isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by striking on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:20PM (#33534777)

There's a time and a place, though, no? "Screw Elixir" might be fine as an opinion on its own, but in the same breath as "I would like a job"?

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Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by weatherlight on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:22PM (#33534804)

Exactly.

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Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by nbap on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @02:29PM (#33536650)

Right? I could easily list a few companies hiring Erlang developers, including the one I currently work for but that attitude is a big no-no for me.

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Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by weatherlight on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:14PM (#33534673)

You could say, "I don't want to work for a company using other languages on the BEAM VM" or "I considered Elixir and I don't like it because of X"

It just seems completely out of context and aggressive. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by ethanwillis on Thursday November 10, 2022 @03:33PM (#33552875)

The fact that it's out of context and the tone is so different is what made me take it as not so serious and just a playful jab at Elixir.

I think the interpretation everyone seems to be taking (which is surprising to me personally!) is such that it's like Elon requiring people to put "Parody" in their name.

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Re:Erlang and Telecoms Market by edfletcher_t137 on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @02:41PM (#33536821)

Having strong opinions is a great thing, expressing them in such a way is not. Especially if you expect to be taken seriously.

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