Take the 2-minute tour ×  I see a lot of crap online about how
Erlang kicks node.js' ass in just about every conceivable
category. So I'd like to learn Erlang, and give it a shot, but
here's the problem. I'm finding that I have a much harder time
picking up Erlang than I did picking up node.js. With node.js, I
could pick a relatively complex project, and in a day I had
something working. With Erlang, I'm running into barriers, and
not going nearly as quickly.  So.. for those with more
experience, is Erlang complicated to learn, or am I just missing
something? Node.js might not be perfect, but I seem to be able
to get things done with it.  share|improve this question  closed
as off topic by Yannis Rizos Apr 19 '12 at 18:45   Maybe I'm
missing something, but isn't node.js a JavaScript library, and
Erlang a completely different language? How are they even
comparable? –  FrustratedWithFormsDesigner Jun 21 '11 at 21:25
@FrustratedWithFormsDesigner, node.js is part of a recent
fashion/hype of getting javascript on