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Erlang vs io (Programming Language)

A side-by-side look at Erlang and io (Programming Language). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

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.

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io (Programming Language)

io (Programming Language)

Development

io is an object-oriented programming language created in 2002 by Steve Dekorte. It focuses on simplicity, small size and adaptability. It uses prototype-based OOP, implicit typing, and message passing for object communication.

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