Erlang, the Hidden Gem: Solving Problems at Scale for 30+ Years • Francesco Cesarini • GOTO 2021

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/erlang-solving-scaling-30-years Francesco Cesarini - Founder & Technical Director at Erlang Solutions Preben Thorø - CTO at Trifork Switzerland DESCRIPTION There is an entire language ecosystem behind Erlang programming, and Francesco Cesarini, founder and technical director at Erlang Solutions, has been using it to solve problems at scale for more than 30 years. Find out how you can leverage Erlang to your own benefit. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:10 Erlang solving problems since 1995 04:22 The deep secrets of the Erlang language 06:45 The BEAM Languages 09:50 Fault tolerance in OTP 18:27 Erlang on iOS 21:46 Erlang’s recent evolution 23:46 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Francesco Cesarini & Steve Vinoski • Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP • https://amzn.to/3uCB43V Francesco Cesarini & Simon Thompson • Erlang Programming • https://amzn.to/3FEko1F Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action • https://amzn.to/2RZh5eN Joe Armstrong • Programming Erlang • https://amzn.to/3fzY53g Dave Thomas • Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6: Functional • https://amzn.to/34Dw3O5 Simon St. Laurent • Introducing Erlang • https://amzn.to/3pbIni6 Logan, Merritt & Carlsson • Erlang and OTP in Action • https://amzn.to/3pjZqP7 McCord, Tate & Valim • Programming Phoenix 1.4 • https://amzn.to/3zcUqj4 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Erlang #Elixir #BEAM #FrancescoCesarini #ErlangSolutions #EixirInAction #VirtualMachine #VM #FunctionalProgramming #FP #Programming #OTP #BEAMlanguages #FaultTolerance #AKKA #dotNET #AKKAdotNET #Axon #AxonFramework SUPPORTER This episode was made possible with the support of Erlang Solutions, the world-leading expert in creating massively scalable distributed systems. Erlang Solutions works with many of the world's leading companies to ensure their digital architecture has minimal downtime, maximum security and the ability to change live in-production code at rapid speed. Erlang Solutions are the proud organizers of Code Sync conferences including ElixirConf EU, Code BEAM Europe and Code BEAM America. Code Sync conferences are a fantastic way to learn about how Erlang, Elixir or other BEAM-based technologies can help you. @ErlangSolutions https://www.erlang-solutions.com CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1