NEWS
R15B a new major release
Written by Kenneth, 14 Dec 2011
Erlang/OTP R15B is a new major release with interesting new features.
OTP_R15A: R15 pre-release
Written by Kenneth, 23 Nov 2011
We have recently pushed a new master to GitHub tagged OTP_R15A.
GETTING STARTED
What is Erlang?
Erlang is a programming language used to build massively scalable soft real-time systems with requirements on high availability. Some of its uses are in telecoms, banking, e-commerce, computer telephony and instant messaging. Erlang's runtime system has built-in support for concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance.
What is OTP?
OTP is set of Erlang libraries and design principles providing middle-ware to develop these systems. It includes its own distributed database, applications to interface towards other languages, debugging and release handling tools.