[erlang-questions] Time for OTP to be Renamed?

[Thomas Lindgren]

I like "Erlang SDK" better than "OTP" by the way, even if it feels a bit old fashioned. It gets the point across, at least.

I've found gen_servers/gen_fsm/etc awkward when some sub-problem cries out for selective receive.

Best,
Thomas



On Sunday, February 16, 2014 12:44 PM, Joacim Grebenö <jocke@REDACTED> wrote:
 
Note. I love the Erlang SDK (just trying avoid the *TP word to see how it feels) and use it heavily. It is just the gen_server that takes away the fun. We need more fun and not less.
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>Den 16 feb 2014 12:28 skrev =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Joacim_Greben=F6?= <jocke@REDACTED>:
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>> I have read http://www.erlang.org/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.html over the years and only opted to implement parts of all the overhead, i.e. to get the part of OTP functionality I really need and no more.
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>> The gen_server is is top heavy and boring and remindes me of Java Enterprise Beans.
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>> Agile and fun is better than top heavy and boring. In the short run, and in the long run.
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>> But this is all me.
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>> Den 16 feb 2014 11:40 skrev Vance Shipley <vances@REDACTED>:
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>> > On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:06:08AM +0100, Joacim Grebenö wrote: 
>> > }  I would only use the gen_server iff I needed hot code loading/upgrading. 
>> > }  In the real world, and in the majority of cases, that seldom is needed. 
>> > }  
>> > }  IMHO and within my experience of course. 
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>> > Lest other, less experienced, readers get the impression that it is that 
>> > simple let me just provide this pointer: 
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>> >    http://www.erlang.org/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.html 
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>> > To write a program which will work (properly) in an OTP compliant system, 
>> > you must receive and handle a number of system messages.  Without OTP 
>> > compliance you have no supervision, debugging, release handling, observer 
>> > and I don't know what else.  You are free to do so but I wouldn't recommend 
>> > this route for anyone else who hasn't mastered the environment. 
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > -Vance 
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