[Info-vax] VMS and Erlang cultures

[Michael Kraemer]

Wendell schrieb:

> So we have two products that are especially strong in the telecom
> industry yet have practically no overlap in use. Are two distinct
> development cultures? 

The most probably explanation is that the claimed "strength"
doesn't exist.

> My impression of the design philosophies is that
> VMS emphasizes "fault resistance" while Erlang's focus is "fault
> tolerance" or better, "fault recovery".

"Superior design philosophy" most often translates into
"little practical value" and "zero market relevance".