Should I learn Scala or Erlang
I am planning on learning a new language and both Scala and Erlang seem interesting but I am not sure which one I should pick. I would appreciate if someone who has had more experience with these languages could help me in making a decision.
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I've used both; erlang more. You really can't go wrong from a learning perspective with either choice. You would need to post more on the types of things you want to build in order to get further opinion.
if you are used to procedural or object oriented programming, you may need to unlearn few coding styles before you can master a functional language.
2 better known apps built on erlang are ejabberd(jabber/XMPP server) and couchdb(a popular NoSQL datastore)
Sincerely, I advice Scheme. Perhaps PLT scheme using htdp.org or SICP.