Erlang, the Hidden Gem: Solving Problems at Scale for 30+ Years • Francesco Cesarini & Preben Thorø

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted 2021. 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. 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.facebook.com/GOTOConferences Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1 Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) 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: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!