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Erlang vs JavaScript

A side-by-side look at Erlang and JavaScript. 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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JavaScript

JavaScript

Development

JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language with first-class functions. It is well-known as the scripting language for Web pages, but it's used in many non-browser environments as well including Node.js and MongoDB

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