In this article, we compare the performance of webservers commonly used to implement server-side applications. We look at webservers implemented in Erlang, Go, Java (OpenJDK), and JavaScript (NodeJS). (more…)

Imagine there is something wrong with the water pressure in your house. You have to call to the plumber service. They say that there is a… (more…)

Abstract Erlang is known for its use in systems that are fault tolerant and reliable. One of the ideas at the core of the Erlang runtime system&# … (more…)

Not all systems, especially web applications, need to be upgraded without being taken out of service. But at ikura, we need it. We do ‘relups’ all the time: we don’t take our service down whenever updates are pushed live.

Inspired by the blog posts from ikura and Finch, I thought I would write my own article about how I test my Erlang stuff.