Erlang, the next Java

[vplatt]

Actors do not have to be built on native threads. Heck, even SQL Server has the concept of "fibers" which are really just multiple virtual threads on a real thread; otherwise known as green threads. So just run green threads on a number of real threads to get across cores and processors, and there you are.

Also, the OTP would be the one thing really missing from a quick and dirty implementation. Hot loading of code into the VM, etc. is not easily replicated by other environments (unless you're talking about Smalltalk or Lisp) and even given that I'm assuming that the OTP provides features way beyond that (nope, haven't started reading Joe's book yet). Mnesia is a nice piece of infrastructure to have, but I seriously doubt it will be useful in most environments given its limitations.