Erlang, the mathematician?

[Joe Armstrong]

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Craig Dickson wrote:

> Joe Armstrong wrote:
> 
> >> just out of curiosity, was Erlang named for the Danish mathematician
> Agner
> >> Krarup Erlang?
> >
> > Yes
> 
> The language spec says this, and I don't doubt it, but I've always suspected
> a secondary meaning in the name: a contraction of the phrase "ERiccson
> LANGuage". Is this just coincidental, or was anyone actually thinking this
> at the time?
> 
> Craig
> 

	'Cor blimy - strike a duck - wot a coincidence !

	"no comment" 

	/Joe



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