Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good by Fred Hebert - ISBN: 9781593274351
Paperback
Erlang is a functional programming language used by high paying companies such as Facebook and Amazon. Erlang is growing in popularity because it uniquely allows programmers to manage and modify running code live, thereby avoiding costly downtime. Erlang is also one of the few languages designed for…

Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good

A Beginner's Guide

$116.22

  • Paperback

    624 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2017

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Summary

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, there’s a new weapon in the battle against Erlang-phobia- Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!Erlang maestro Fred Hebert starts slow and eases you into the basics- You’ll learn about Erlang’s unorthodox syntax, its data structures, its type system (or lack thereof!), and basic functional programming technique…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781593274351
ISBN-10:1593274351
Author:Fred Hebert
Publisher:No Starch Press,US
Imprint:No Starch Press,US
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:624
Release Date:1 August 2017
Weight:1.18kg
Dimensions:234mm x 178mm
Series:No Starch Press
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“An excellent introduction to Erlang… . If you want to know it all, Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good! is a great book to buy.”
—Jesper Louis Andersen, Erlang Solutions Ltd.

Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good! is an inspiration. An indispensable guide to a very important programming language.”
—Michael Fogus, author of The Joy of Clojure and Functional Javascript

“I recommend LYSE to all those who want to learn Erlang and OTP, especially to those who want to experiment and self-learn the language and system.”
—Dr. Kenji Rikitake, Basho Technologies

“A great place to start exploring the topic.”
—Mark Gibbs, Network World

“A fun to read book on programming? Takes you through virtually everything you need to know about not just Erlang, but the underlying context/philosophy associated with Erlang, viz., developing reliable and fault-tolerant applications and systems.”
—Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya, Vice President of R&D, Ubiquiti Networks

“A must-read book every developer out there should add to his Erlang shelf.”
—Paolo D’Incau

“The book has great and funny illustrations; technical yet with a nod to the whimsical, without being inscrutable and self-indulgent. If you’re interested in Erlang, this is the Erlang book to read.”
—Bryce Kerley

“Fred’s style is breezy without being flaky or muddle-headed. His examples are often comical, sometimes thought-provoking and yet always salient and to the point. His jokes keep the tone light and allow him to sneak difficult concepts that your brain would traditionally reject as ‘too hard’ past your defenses so that you often learn in spite of what you think you can do.”
—Michael Richter

“This is how a programming book should be. The contents of the book were detailed, easy to follow, engaging, and surprisingly humorous.”
—Michael Kim

About The Author

Fred Hebert

Fred Hebert is a self-taught programmer who taught Erlang. He spent time working on a real-time bidding platform and was named Erlang User of the Year 2012, and has since joined the routing team at Heroku, building large scale production systems with Erlang. His online tutorial, Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!, is widely regarded as the best way to learn Erlang.

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