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Clojure vs Erlang

A side-by-side look at Clojure and Erlang. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Clojure

Clojure

Development

Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It combines the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for multithreaded programming.

lispfunctional-programmingjvm
Erlang

Erlang

Development

Erlang is a general-purpose, concurrent, functional programming language known for its high availability, distribution, fault tolerance and soft real-time capabilities. It was originally developed by Ericsson for telecom applications.

functionalconcurrenttelecommunications

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