Book description
If you’re new to Erlang, its functional style can seem difficult, but with help from this hands-on introduction, you’ll scale the learning curve and discover how enjoyable, powerful, and fun this language can be. Author Simon St. Laurent shows you how to write simple Erlang programs by teaching you one basic skill at a time.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
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Preface
- Who This Book Is For
- Who This Book Is Not For
- What This Book Will Do For You
- How This Book Works
- Why I Wrote This Book
- Other Resources
- Etudes for Erlang
- Are You Sure You Want Erlang?
- Erlang Will Change You
- Conventions Used in This Book
- A Note on Erlang Syntax
- Using Code Examples
- Help This Book Grow
- Please Use It For Good
- Safari® Books Online
- How to Contact Us
- Content Updates
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Getting Comfortable
- 2. Functions and Modules
- 3. Atoms, Tuples, and Pattern Matching
- 4. Logic and Recursion
- 5. Communicating with Humans
- 6. Lists
- 7. Higher-Order Functions and List Comprehensions
- 8. Playing with Processes
- 9. Exceptions, Errors, and Debugging
- 10. Storing Structured Data
- 11. Getting Started with OTP
- 12. Next Steps Through Erlang
- A. An Erlang Parts Catalog
- B. OTP Templates
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Introducing Erlang
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2013
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449331764
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