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About Erlang

-module(example).
-export([hello/0]).

hello() ->
  "Hello, World!".

Key Features of Erlang


Erlang

Functional

Multi-clause functions with pattern matching and guards are the building blocks of Erlang code.

Dynamically typed

Erlang has no compile-time type checks, favoring run-time pattern matching.

Immutable

All data in Erlang is immutable, allowing for safer and easier-to-reason-about concurrency.

Concurrent

Erlang uses the actor model - shared-nothing concurrency via message passing.

Fault tolerant

Erlang runs in a VM known for running low-latency, distributed and fault-tolerant systems.

Flexible package manager

Can pull in both Erlang and Elixir packages, both public and private

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Community-sourced Erlang exercises

The Erlang track on Exercism has 79 exercises to help you write better code. Discover new exercises as you progress and get engrossed in learning new concepts and improving the way you currently write.

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