[erlang-questions] languages in use? [was: Time for OTP to be Renamed?]

[Miles Fidelman]

Joe Armstrong wrote:
>
>
> I (and expect other people who are active in the Erlang community) get 
> a lot of requests for help:
>
> Roughly - they fall into two categories:
>
> a) I'm thinking of using Erlang but I need to persuade my boss - do 
> you have any marketing material?
>
> b) I'm *using* erlang - I have this particular problem. Can you help?
>
>
> Who do you think I help?
>
> To requests of type a) I think - "Google" this has been asked many 
> times before - go Google.
> It's not difficult to find marketing material on the net. If you type
>

Really good point.  FYI, I just did this a few minutes ago (spurred by 
this thread).  Found some REALLY good stuff from the 2012 Game 
Developers Conference (talk about the right audience):
Google: gdc erlang
or: gdc erlang wooga
Particularly of note:
http://www.slideshare.net/eonblast/why-erlang-gdc-online-2012
http://www.slideshare.net/wooga/erlang-the-big-switch-in-social-games

>
> Class b) questions are far more interesting - especially when they 
> pose problems
> that are *difficult* to solve in Erlang since these point to areas 
> where we might be able to
> improve the language.
>
> So what should I do?
>
> 1) Help people who have already decided to use Erlang to prove that 
> the choice was correct, or
> 2) Try to get new people.
>
> Right now I choose to do 1) directly and 2) indirectly by giving 
> lectures and writing books.
>
>
Sounds right to me.

Miles Fidelman

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