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BEAM: The Perfect Fit for Networks
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Andrea Leopardi
June 10, 2023
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BEAM: The Perfect Fit for Networks
Andrea Leopardi
June 10, 2023
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Transcript
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TCP TAKING CONFERENCE PICTURES
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ANDREALEOPARDI.COM @WHATYOUHIDE
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@ITALIANCOMMENTS ITALIANS MAD AT FOOD
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OUTLINE
BEAM FIT SERVERS CLIENTS
WHY IS THE BEAM SUCH A GREAT FIT?
THE BEAM THE PEOPLE AND
PROCESS = PERSON
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CONCURRENCY
MEMORY
MEMORY AND THOUGHTS ARE IMMUTABLE
COMMUNICATION
HOW DO HUMANS SHARE INFORMATION?
SPEECH!
TALK = COPY INFORMATION
MESSAGE PASSING
SPEAKING IS ASYNC, LISTENING IS SYNC
NETWORKS
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SERVERS
TCP
SSL
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:gen_tcp
{:ok, listen_socket} = :gen_tcp.listen(4000, [])
{:ok, listen_socket} = :gen_tcp.listen(4000, []) {:ok, socket} = :gen_tcp.accept(listen_socket)
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DynamicSupervisor
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CLIENTS
RECONNECTIONS
POOLING
WHEN TO RECONNECT?
BACKOFF!
THUNDERING HERD
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MULTIPLEXING
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IDENTIFYING REQUESTS
HANDLING OFFLINE
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CONCLUSION
LET IT CRASH? ...NO
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* "IT'S ABOUT THE GUARANTEES", FRED HEBERT * "PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS
WITH GEN_STATEM", ME * THOUSAND ISLAND LIBRARY * "COMPUTER NETWORKS", A.TANENBAUM * "PROTOHACKERS IN ELIXIR" YOUTUBE SERIES
@WHATYOUHIDE THANK YOU!