Alex Robson Programs a Polyglot
Carl and Richard talk to Alex Robson about polyglot programming. Alex talks about various languages including Erlang. He focuses on the idea that different languages have different strength, and trying to function in a monoculture of only one programming language limits your ability to solve problems efficiently. The conversation goes on to talk about the different patterns of development available once you stop thinking about the limits of your language!
Guests:
Alex Robson
Alex Robson is an architect, developer and geek who enjoys working on distributed systems where scale and performance matter. Alex is experienced in designing and implementing full stack web solutions using .NET, Erlang and Node.js. Alex loves open source and open standards and is always working to improve his abilities, expand his tool set and create simple solutions.
Links:
- XML RPC .NET http://xml-rpc.net/
- Google's Go Programming Language http://golang.org/
- Riak http://basho.com/products/riak-overview/
- RabbitMQ http://www.rabbitmq.com/
- 0MQ http://www.zeromq.org/