Getting setup with Erlang on OSX was simple - ./configure, sudo make install, etc.

I tried the Eclipse Erlang plugin… not so hot - they are trying - but it is not really there yet.

I found a Textmate bundle for Erlang. make a text file, chmod so you can execute it, run it. You do not even have to restart Textmate and you have basic erlang code highlighting, etc. That and an open terminal do the trick.

With this - I have been able to have a basic working model. Code, compile, etc. It is amazing how much tooling I rely on day to day coding C# or Java. Visual Studio, Resharper, Intelli J - these tools REALLY do a TON. On one hand it is refreshing to get to just a text editor and a compiler again, but on the other hand - I am just not sure how productive you can possibly be compared to an environemt with TONS of tooling. Simple refactorings becomde ‘grep’ efforts in stead of a code construct aware proper refactoring…

More to come;
Chris

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