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implementation is the best practical tool you have for shaving off microseconds, milliseconds,
and depending on the situation even minutes or hours off execution times.
15.4 – Summary
In this chapter we have covered the properties and caveats surrounding the Erlang/OTP
system from basic data types to complex modules and processes. This knowledge gives you
the power to program cleanly from the get go, optimize usage for speed when you need to,
and measure what you have done to prove that it works. There is more information to be
read about this topic within the Erlang/OTP documentation itself. We suggest that you do
take the time to cover those docs. In either case though at this point with this coverage of
efficiency you can really start to call yourself a well rounded Erlang programmer with the
necessary tools to build and just as importantly maintain real Erlang production systems.
Well done.
Appendix A
Installing Erlang
There are several ways of installing Erlang, depending on your operating system and your
personal preferences. Erlang currently runs on modern versions of Windows, on Mac OS X,
Linux, and most other Unix-like operating systems, and on the VxWorks real-time operating
system.
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