30 Years of BEAM: Mastering Concurrency in Erlang and Beyond - Code BEAM America 2024

Explore the 30-year evolution of the BEAM virtual machine and its concurrency model in this keynote talk from Code BEAM America 2024. Delve into the progression from Erlang's Prolog implementation to the creation of JAM and BEAM, gaining insights on developing robust, fault-tolerant systems. Learn from technical experiences at Klarna that showcase BEAM's architecture in supporting efficient concurrent programming. Discover how to think when developing concurrent programs, covering topics such as process isolation, signals, memory management, and effective process design. Examine the relevance of BEAM in the context of new languages and consider potential future developments in concurrent system design.

Introduction
History of ALANG
New Languages
Learning Languages
The Beam
Process Isolation
Signals
Memory Management
Catches
Design concurrent systems
Design effective processes
Process types
Domains
Do we need the Beam
New Beam Revolution
Conclusion
Questions