Learning Path 2: Programming in Erlang

Motivation

Installing Erlang

To solve the practical exercises, you need to install Erlang/OTP: Required software for the exercises

Erlang Shell & Modules

Erlang Workflow

Functional programming in Erlang

Erlang Master Classes 1: Functional Programming with Simon Thompson

Check out the following chapters of Learn you some Erlang for great good!

• Basic Data types
• Modules
• Functions
• Types
• Higher Order Functions

We will practice these topics in the exercises for the learning paths.

Exercises

Please submit your solution to the practical exercises via your team’s Git repository (which you get after registration).

Exercise 2

Exercise 2 tests

(Recommended) Deadline: 4 May

Further material

If you want to do a bit more programming, build and extend the processing of arithmetical expressions in Erlang.

There are many great resources online for learning Erlang, please see the following recommended materials:

• Learn you some Erlang for great good!: https://learnyousomeerlang.com/content
• https://www.erlang.org/course
• Collection of articles, videos, books on all aspects of Erlang: http://spawnedshelter.com/