alt Hacker NewsI doubt they changed out Erlang/Elixir, as it is mature backbone infrastructure. It has run many telecoms for over 30 years without issue.
The problem is finding talent that knows both distributed systems, and Erlang/Elixir. But Erlang/OTP can replace a lot of expensive kludges. =3
> But Erlang/OTP can replace a lot of expensive kludges.
If you can convince your employer of that. I'm working on a system today (and not for the first time) that could have significantly reduced complexity by switching to Erlang (or Elixir) and OTP. Amusingly, it's a glorified, in-house telecom system that was developed because they chose not to buy an existing solution.