Erlang Handbook
Bjarne Däcker
Computers & Technology
Erlang Handbook
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Originally written by Bjarne Däcker and later revised by Robert Virding, the Erlang Handbook is a summary of the language features and the runtime system. It is aimed at people with some programming experience, serving as a quick introduction to the Erlang domain.



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Language
English
ISBN
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Background, or Why Erlang is that it is
Structure of an Erlang program
Module syntax
Module attributes
Pre-defined module attributes
Macro and record definitions
File inclusion
Comments
Character Set
Reserved words
Data types (terms)
Unary data types
Atoms
Booleans
Integers
Floats
References
Ports
Pids
Funs
Compound data types
Tuples
Records
Lists
Strings
Binaries
Escape sequences
Type conversions
Pattern Matching
Variables
Pattern Matching
Match operator (=) in patterns
String prefix in patterns
Expressions in patterns
Matching binaries
Functions
Function definition
Function calls
Expressions
Term comparisons
Arithmetic expressions
Boolean expressions
Short-circuit boolean expressions
Operator precedences
Compound expressions
If
Case
List comprehensions
Guard sequences
Tail recursion
Funs
BIFs — Built-in functions
Processes
Process creation
Registered processes
Process communication
Send
Receive
Receive with timeout
Process termination
Process links
Error handling between processes
Sending exit signals
Receiving exit signals
Monitors
Process priorities
Process dictionary
Error handling
Exception classes and error reasons
Catch and throw
Try
Distributed Erlang
Nodes
Node connections
Hidden nodes
Cookies
Distribution BIFs
Distribution command line flags
Distribution modules
Ports and Port Drivers
Port Drivers
Port BIFs
Code loading
Macros
Defining and using macros
Predefined macros
Flow Control in Macros
Stringifying Macro Arguments
Further Reading and Resources
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