
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!
What People Are Saying
An enormous amount of experience, combined.
— Ulf Wiger