num_pages: 593
description: Erlang is the language of choice for programmers who want to write robust concurrent applications but its strange syntax and functional design can intimidate the uninitiated. Luckily theres a new weapon in the battle against Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!Erlang maestro Fred Hbert starts slow and eases you into the Youll learn about Erlangs unorthodox syntax its data structures its type system (or lack thereof!) and basic functional programming techniques. Once youve wrapped your head around the simple stuff youll tackle the real meat-and-potatoes of the concurrency distributed computing hot code loading and all the other dark magic that makes Erlang such a hot topic among todays savvy developers.As you dive into Erlangs functional fantasy world youll learn Testing your applications with EUnit and Common TestBuilding and releasing your applications with the OTP frameworkPassing messages raising errors and starting/stopping processes over many nodesStoring and retrieving data using Mnesia and ETSNetwork programming with TCP UDP and the inet moduleThe simple joys and potential pitfalls of writing distributed concurrent applicationsPacked with lighthearted illustrations and just the right mix of offbeat and practical example programs Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good! is the perfect entry point into the sometimes-crazy always-thrilling world of Erlang.
language: English
title: Learn you some Erlang for great good!
publisher: No Starch Press