Erlang The Movie II: The Sequel
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN loves it as a funny, shorter sequel and even uses it to introduce Erlang in university classes.
What it is
A humorous 10-minute parody sequel to Erlang: The Movie, in which Erlang's creators discuss the aging language and meet a surprise helper. It plays on the Outlaw Techno Psychobitch joke for OTP.
Recommended by 6 HN commenters across 6 different months, 2013 to 2025.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec lelf · 2013-05 · on “Erlang's Open Telecom Platform (OTP) Framework [video]”
And if you haven't seen it, here is some classic. “Erlang: the Movie”: — [LINK] And sequel “Erlang: the Movie II”: — [this video] Don't think wtf. Just watch.
Strong rec davidw · 2016-10 · on “The State of JavaScript – Survey results”
I don't care about downvotes, I thought that video was hilarious and enjoy sharing it. He's the same guy behind "MongoDB is web scale" and "Erlang the Movie II", which I'd also highly recommend: [LINK] [this video]
Strong rec francescoc · 2018-12 · on “Twenty Years of Open Source Erlang: A Retrospective from the trenches”
I use Erlang the Movie and its Sequel [this video] whenever I teach my classes at Oxford Uni. #studentlife :-)
Recommends qohen · 2013-12 · on “Erlang: The Movie”
And, after you've watched the original, check out "Erlang The Movie II: The Sequel", by Garrett Smith (aka gar1t): [this video] (You are likely familiar with one of gar1t's earlier videos, the classic "Mongo DB is Web Scale": [LINK] And he's got more on his YouTube channel: [LINK] )
Recommends paulsutter · 2018-04 · on “What Erlang Taught Me About Distributed Systems”
The sequel is shorter and more fun, “all erlang needs is an image upgrade.. we need something fresh, something edgy” [this video]
Recommends ubercow · 2019-04 · on “Erlang: The Movie [video]”
It's funny you mention that, I came here just to post another wonderful remix, "Erlang The Movie II: The Sequel". [this video]
Cites kelseydh · 2015-10 · on “Twitter Expected to Begin Layoffs and Stop Headquarters Expansion”
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