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Getting Started with Erlang
User's Guide
Version 5.7.5
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Introduction
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Introduction
Things Left Out
Sequential Programming
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The Erlang Shell
Modules and Functions
Atoms
Tuples
Lists
Standard Modules and Manual Pages
Writing Output to a Terminal
A Larger Example
Matching, Guards and Scope of Variables
More About Lists
If and Case
Built In Functions (BIFs)
Higher Order Functions (Funs)
Concurrent Programming
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Processes
Message Passing
Registered Process Names
Distributed Programming
A Larger Example
Robustness
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Timeouts
Error Handling
The Larger Example with Robustness Added
Records and Macros
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The Larger Example Divided into Several Files
Header Files
Records
Macros
Getting Started with Erlang User's Guide
Version 5.7.5
February 22 2010