{"product_id":"learn-you-some-erlang-for-great-good-isbn-9781593274351","title":"Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!","description":"Erlang is the language of choice for programmers who want to write robust, concurrent applications, but its strange syntax and functional design can intimidate the uninitiated. Luckily, there’s a new weapon in the battle against Erlang-phobia: \u003ci\u003eLearn You Some Erlang for Great Good!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErlang maestro Fred Hébert starts slow and eases you into the basics: You’ll learn about Erlang’s unorthodox syntax, its data structures, its type system (or lack thereof!), and basic functional programming techniques. Once you’ve wrapped your head around the simple stuff, you’ll tackle the real meat-and-potatoes of the language: concurrency, distributed computing, hot code loading, and all the other dark magic that makes Erlang such a hot topic among today’s savvy developers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs you dive into Erlang’s functional fantasy world, you’ll learn about:\u003cbr\u003e–Testing your applications with EUnit and Common Test\u003cbr\u003e–Building and releasing your applications with the OTP framework\u003cbr\u003e–Passing messages, raising errors, and starting\/stopping processes over many nodes\u003cbr\u003e–Storing and retrieving data using Mnesia and ETS\u003cbr\u003e–Network programming with TCP, UDP, and the inet module\u003cbr\u003e–The simple joys and potential pitfalls of writing distributed, concurrent applications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with lighthearted illustrations and just the right mix of offbeat and practical example programs, \u003ci\u003eLearn You Some Erlang for Great Good!\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect entry point into the sometimes-crazy, always-thrilling world of Erlang.Foreword by Joe Armstrong\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Starting Out\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Modules\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Syntax in Functions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Types (or Lack Therof)\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Hello Recursion!\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Higher-Order Functions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Errors and Exceptions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Functionally Solving Problems\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: A Short Visit to Common Data Structures\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Concurrency\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: More on Multiprocessing\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Errors and Processes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Designing a Concurrent Application\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: An Introduction to OTP\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Rage Against the Finite-State Machines\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Event Handlers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: Who Supervises the Supervisors?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Building an Application\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Building Applications the OTP Way\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: The Count of Applications\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: Release Is the Word\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: Leveling Up in the Process Quest\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: Buckets of Sockets\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: EUnited Nations Council\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25: Bears, ETS, Beets: In-Memory NoSQL for Free!\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26: Distribunomicon\u003cbr\u003eChapter 27: Distributed OTP Applications\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28: Common Test for Uncommon Tests\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29: Mnesia and the Art of Remembering\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30: Type Specifications and Dialyzer\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: On Erlang's Syntax\u003cbr\u003eIndex\"An excellent introduction to Erlang. . . . If you want to know it all, \u003ci\u003eLearn You Some Erlang for Great Good!\u003c\/i\u003e is a great book to buy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jesper Louis Andersen, Erlang Solutions Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLearn You Some Erlang for Great Good!\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiration. An indispensable guide to a very important programming language.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Michael Fogus, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Clojure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunctional Javascript\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I recommend LYSE to all those who want to learn Erlang and OTP, especially to those who want to experiment and self-learn the language and system.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dr. Kenji Rikitake, Basho Technologies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great place to start exploring the topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Gibbs, Network World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fun to read book on \u003ci\u003eprogramming\u003c\/i\u003e? Takes you through virtually everything you need to know about not just Erlang, but the underlying context\/philosophy associated with Erlang, viz., \u003ci\u003edeveloping reliable and fault-tolerant applications and systems\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya, Vice President of R\u0026amp;D, Ubiquiti Networks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read book every developer out there should add to his Erlang shelf.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Paolo D’Incau\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book has great and funny illustrations; technical yet with a nod to the whimsical, without being inscrutable and self-indulgent. If you’re interested in Erlang, this is the Erlang book to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bryce Kerley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fred's style is breezy without being flaky or muddle-headed. His examples are often comical, sometimes thought-provoking and yet always salient and to the point. His jokes keep the tone light and allow him to sneak difficult concepts that your brain would traditionally reject as 'too hard' past your defenses so that you often learn in spite of what you think you can do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Michael Richter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is how a programming book should be. The contents of the book were detailed, easy to follow, engaging, and surprisingly humorous.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Michael Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Hébert\u003c\/b\u003e is a self-taught programmer who taught Erlang. He spent time working on a real-time bidding platform and was named Erlang User of the Year 2012, and has since joined the routing team at Heroku, building large scale production systems with Erlang. His online tutorial, Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!, is widely regarded as the best way to learn Erlang.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301003743461,"sku":"NP9781593274351","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593274351.jpg?v=1767731238","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/learn-you-some-erlang-for-great-good-isbn-9781593274351","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}