Erlang and OTP in Action
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Erlang and OTP in Action

A practical, experience-rich guide to Erlang and OTP by Richard Carlsson and co-authors.

About Erlang and OTP in Action

Erlang and OTP in Action is a hands-on guide to building fault-tolerant, scalable distributed systems with Erlang and OTP. Written by Richard Carlsson and co-authors with decades of combined experience, this book takes you from Erlang basics to advanced OTP patterns.

What You'll Learn

  • Erlang Fundamentals: Master the functional programming paradigm
  • OTP Principles: Design patterns for building robust systems
  • Concurrent Programming: Handle thousands of processes efficiently
  • Fault Tolerance: Build systems that self-heal
  • Distributed Systems: Create clusters that scale horizontally
  • Real-World Applications: Build complete applications from scratch

Why This Book?

Unlike purely theoretical texts, this book focuses on practical application. Every concept is illustrated with working code and real-world scenarios drawn from the authors' extensive experience building production systems.

Authors

  • Richard Carlsson, Creator of Dialyzer and key Erlang contributor
  • Martin Logan, Erlang Solutions architect and trainer
  • Eric Merritt, Erlang/OTP expert and open source contributor

Book Details

  • Publisher: Manning Publications
  • Pages: 500+
  • ISBN: 978-1933988788
  • Format: Print and eBook
  • Level: Beginner to Advanced

Perfect For

  • Developers new to Erlang wanting a comprehensive introduction
  • Experienced programmers moving to concurrent and distributed systems
  • Teams building high-availability services
  • Anyone interested in the actor model and fault-tolerant design

Get your copy today and join thousands of developers building the next generation of reliable, scalable systems!

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An enormous amount of experience, combined.

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