The Erlang Ecosystem

Explore the Erlang ecosystem in this comprehensive conference talk by Robert Virding. Delve into the origins of Erlang, a language designed to meet the demanding requirements of telecom systems, including distributed architecture, massive concurrency, scalability, and fault tolerance. Discover how Erlang's concurrency and error-handling model evolved to address these challenges. Examine the BEAM (Erlang Virtual Machine) and its role in supporting the language's unique properties and the systems built upon it. Learn about the ongoing development of the Erlang ecosystem, including the introduction of new languages and their integration into the Erlang environment. Gain valuable insights into the enduring relevance of Erlang for modern computing problems and its adaptability in an ever-evolving technological landscape.