Erlang Masterclass: Concurrency and the OTP

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Welcome to the ultimate journey into the world of high-performance, fault-tolerant systems with Erlang Masterclass: Concurrency and the OTP. 🎓✨

Course Description

You've heard about WhatsApp's remarkable ability to handle millions of users with a tiny engineering team. The secret? Erlang! But that's just one success story out of many. Erlang's influence reaches far beyond instant messaging – it's the backbone of countless applications in fintech, IoT, healthcare, gaming, and more.

Why Take This Course?

• Understand Concurrency: Dive deep into Erlang's concurrent programming model and learn how to write code that can handle thousands of simultaneous operations without breaking a sweat.
• Learn OTP: Discover the power of the Open Telecom Platform (OTP), Erlang's comprehensive framework for building reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems.
• Master Design Patterns: Get to grips with advanced concurrent design patterns that ensure your applications are robust, resilient, and can recover gracefully from any kind of failure.

Course Structure

• Introduction to Concurrency in Erlang

  • Understanding the Erlang runtime system
  • Creating and managing processes
  • Communication between processes

• Exploring Parallelism

  • Scheduler and process isolation
  • Understanding the differences between concurrency and parallelism
  • Writing parallel code with Erlang

• Erlang OTP Framework

  • Overview of the OTP framework
  • Building applications using OTP
  • Supervisors: The heart of fault tolerance
  • GenServer and GenEvent: Handling state and events in a concurrent world

What You Will Learn

• How to write efficient, concurrent code in Erlang
• The principles behind the Erlang runtime system and how to leverage it
• How to design and implement systems using the OTP framework
• Techniques for building fault-tolerant applications that can recover from errors without downtime or data loss
• Real-world use cases and success stories of Erlang in various industries

Prerequisites

Before jumping into this course, it's recommended to have a basic understanding of programming concepts. If you're new to Erlang, consider taking my foundational course to get started on the right foot.

Join me, Daniel Hjerpe, on this thrilling journey into the world of concurrency and fault-tolerant systems with Erlang Masterclass: Concurrency and the OTP. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to excel in building robust applications.

Enroll now and become an Erlang expert! 🧠👩‍💻🚀