Erlang
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See also: erlang
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Danish mathematician and engineer Agner Krarup Erlang (1878–1929) and a clipping of Ericsson language, the company where it originated.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Erlang
- (computer languages) A functional programming language designed for highly concurrent and fault-tolerant applications.
- 2017, Simon St. Laurent, Introducing Erlang: Getting Started in Functional Programming, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 172:
- If you need to wring out every drop of performance on a complex task, or want to avoid rewriting a library written in a language other than Erlang, you'll want to explore Erlang's tools for connecting with other programming languages.
