Erlang Flashcards

1
Q

In Erlang, the main approach to concurrency is ANSWER.

A

actors

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2
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In the Erlang community, ANSWER code refers to replacing pieces of your application without stopping your application.

A

hot-swapping

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3
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An unusual built-in constant construct in Erlang lets us write «4:3,1:3» to represent the value ANSWER.

A

!

octal 41

decimal 33

hexidecimal 21

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4
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Many syntax features of Erlang, such as ending statements with a period, reflect the influence of the programming language ANSWER.

A

Prolog

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5
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In Erlang, you can link two processes together. Then when one dies, it sends ANSWER to its twin.

A

an exit signal

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6
Q

The main programming paradigm in Erlang is ANSWER programming.

A

functional

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7
Q

In Ruby, you would group methods into a class. In Erlang, you group functions into ANSWER.

A

a module

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8
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The idea that when a process has an error, it is up to a monitoring process to determine what to do about the problem is referred to by the motto ANSWER in Erlang.

A

Let it crash

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