Sadly, I have to report that Joe Armstrong, creator of Erlang, has died.
Joe was a giant of the industry. I’ll particularly remember him as an advocate for Prolog. He frequently encouraged programmers in his circle to learn Prolog, and freely acknowledged that Erlang descends from Prolog.
And here’s what Richard O’Keefe wrote in the same newsgroup:
What? Joe Armstrong is dead? Oh NO!
I am so grateful to him for several things
and I hoped to say so to his face one day.
Why is it raining on my glasses?