theBeamBook - A description of the Erlang Runtime System ERTS and the virtual Machine BEAM. (more…)

Gleam is a type safe and scalable language for the Erlang virtual machine, and today v0.15.0 has been released! Let’s take a look at some of the highlights. (more…)

As another Erlang experiment (and as a Lisp fan), I figured I would try to give Lisp Flavored Erlang (LFE) a try. However, per my normal requirements for learning new programming languages, I had to establish that it would not only work on Linux, but als... (more…)

Almost every practical algorithm is non-deterministic by design. Unpredictable process scheduling has to be dealt with in concurrent programs, network reorders and delays messages randomly, and fault-tolerant systems can experience failover at any time. I... (more…)

This post is a brief primer on BEAM, the virtual machine that executes user... (more…)