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

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted 2021. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted Read the full transcription of this interview here: 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 • Francesco Cesarini & Simon Thompson • Erlang Programming • http