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ERLANG Programming

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This is a book for programmers who have experience in a non-Erlang language (C, C++, Python, etc.) but have not met Erlang and its "strange" properties (e.g., no variables (or at least variables that can only be written once which, to the uninitiated, therefore look a lot like constants)).

I had a particular professional need to get to grips with Erlang and bought this book as a paper copy (after failing to get it in eBook format on my reader---something that really annoyed me at the time). Like many of the O'Reilly books this one is thorough, authoritative and extremely clear. The examples are not "clever" as they are in many books: they are minimal and just cover the point being made. The authors have not allowed themselves to demonstrate their cleverness and ability with Erlang at the expense of the reader. I wish I could say the say for some other computing books.

If you are responsible for designing or implementing dependable (reliable and available) multi-threaded (or "multi-light-weight-processed" in Erlang) systems then get this book and switch to Erlang.