From what I have heard, erlang is next java.
Is that true?
I mean all it needs is support from SUN/IBM/MS. And we are in business.
Waiting for your comments.
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A totally personal opinion, but I doubt it.
However the important part, is that Erlang's contractual programming is a very good thing, and it has been and will continue to creep into other languages. MS's managed code has it as metadata, C++ as policies, and I'm sure other languages have also taken their own spin on the idea, and more will as time goes by.
Robert Gould
2008-12-09 05:47:04
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What is erlang?
But seriously , there are so many 'next big languages' around that it's hard to keep track. Now back to my debugging my buggy code in Java.
Learning
2008-12-09 05:52:38
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LOL - Erlang could get support from all the vendors and it'll still not be used much.
There are such good choices now, why would developers shift to something new? Why would businesses adopt something without financial incentive?
botty
2008-12-09 05:57:49
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Seen here previously what could make erlang more popular and widespread ?
gimel
2008-12-09 06:04:58
Ok. May be not ..guess we all have to stick to java for now...but i never liked it..
zamfir
2008-12-09 06:09:09
Not all of us - you don't have to use the BIG THING. Java is just the new Cobol (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?JavaIsTheNewCobol).
gimel
2008-12-09 06:40:21
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Erlang itself might not be "the next big thing", but the philosophy and shared nothing architecture does already inspire new developments.
So, it might be a good idea to get familiar with Erlang today to become aquainted to the mindset that might help you develop tomorrow.
HS
2008-12-09 07:16:22
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I doubt this very much. Its nice, has some beautiful multi threading features etc. etc. but its been around for a number of years now and hasnt made much impact outside its telecom niche.
I think one of the major handicaps for any new language is the sheer nulber of libraries the encumbant languages have. There is no way you can compare a cheap and cheerful does the job language like PERL with the elegance and well thought out design of erlang. But if I want to receive a SOAP request, update an Informix database then send a payment request to my bank -- in PERL this just involves glueing three libraries together with some simple code, in Erlang, I would probably need to write a modules to handle the Informix connection and the local bank clearing protocol.
James Anderson
2008-12-09 07:44:52
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Don't fight it people. Erlang is already here. Time to swap language.
Flinkman
2008-12-09 16:48:47
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I don't know about Erlang being "the next big thing" but I certainly do think that Erlang is rapidly gaining popularity. It is widely used in the company I work for which is a Telco equipment vendor where very high reliability and scalability over many CPUs / cores are very important (and no, it's not Ericsson :-).
Cayle Spandon
2008-12-10 22:43:53