Re:Ask HN: Why isn't Erlang more popular?
by scott_s on Friday February 21, 2014 @04:02PM
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Lots of people enjoy learning for the sake of learning, but there is an infinite amount of things out there for people to learn. If you don't spend some effort to convince people "Hey, this thing there is really worth learning!" then they won't - even if they are not lazy. No one - even non-lazy people - has the time to learn about everything.
Re:Ask HN: Why isn't Erlang more popular?
by claystu on Saturday February 22, 2014 @02:30PM
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> See, I really don't think it's worth courting people who have that attitude.
What attitude? Someone goes to a website out of curiosity, but it isn't very helpful so they leave. (Who hasn't done this?)
Erlang might be EXACTLY the thing they need, but on the subject of why Erlang isn't more popular--subpar marketing is more than relevant.
> Put effort into presenting your language and I will put effort into going through the material. Give me two shit and that's how much interest you will get from me.
See, I really don't think it's worth courting people who have that attitude. If your motivation is _that_ low, it's probably not for you anyway. At this point, even people who don't have a real need for Erlang/OTP, but who still enjoy learning for the sake of learning, can find great introductory material.