The Beam
Published on: 2025-07-10 15:48:03
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Welcome to the first chapter of the “Elixir, 7 Steps to Start Your Journey” series. In my previous post, I discussed my journey with the programming language.
In this chapter, we will discuss the Erlang Virtual Machine, the BEAM.
To understand why the Elixir programming language is so powerful and reliable, we must understand its foundations, which means talking about Erlang.
Elixir runs on the Erlang Virtual Machine and inherits many of its virtues. In this post, you will learn a little about the history of Erlang, the objective with which it was initially created, and why it is fundamental for Elixir.
What is Erlang?
Erlang as a programming language
Erlang is a programming language created in the mid-1980s by Joe Armstrong, Robert Virding, and Mike Williams at the Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory. Initially designed for telecommunications, it is now a general-purpo
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