Trying to select a language for easy concurrent coding for a server app, Erlang sounds good but has lots of drawbacks
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Erlang! Retweeted
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Replying to @ErlangInfo
@TauPowered@ErlangInfo I'm curios, what are the drawbacks?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @heinz_gies
@heinz_gies@ErlangInfo You asked for it! Erlang drawbacks - syntax, string/array handling, performance, debugging. Bombs away.. *ducks*2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TauPowered
@TauPowered@heinz_gies@ErlangInfo Syntax: Get over it! String: io lists and binaries, Performance: fast enough, Debugging: It rocks!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @FrancescoC
@FrancescoC@heinz_gies@ErlangInfo Also, "fast enough" performance wont cut it for us on the server side (Erlang x3-x10 slower)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TauPowered
@TauPowered@heinz_gies@ErlangInfo Slower to do what? How does it scale on multicore? And who wrote Erlang code?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @FrancescoC
@FrancescoC@taupowered@erlanginfo +1 to that, slow is an implementation / algorithm problem in 90% of the cases.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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