[Info-vax] VMS and Erlang cultures

[Bob Eager]

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:17:52 +0100, Michael Kraemer wrote:

> 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".

Interesting speculation. Or is that just 'Not Invented Here' syndrome?

No, here it would be 'Not VMS' syndrome...I forgot.



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