Intro to Memory Management Most software can not predict the exact memory needs during compile time, so memory is dynamically allocated during run time. When a program needs more memory it requests a new chunk of memory from the operating system. The OS can…

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Failure in computer systems is inevitable. Adopting Erlang's philosophy of "Let it crash" at the many layers of abstractions in software can have a huge positive impact on resiliency.

Failure in computer systems is inevitable. Adopting Erlang's philosophy of "Let it crash" at the many layers of abstractions in software can have a huge positive impact on resiliency.

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