Awesome Erlang

Website: https://github.com/drobakowski/awesome-erlang#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: erlang, awesome-lists

Overview

Awesome Erlang is a curated, community-driven directory of Erlang libraries, tools, and learning resources. It is organized as an “awesome-style” list and covers many areas of the Erlang ecosystem, from web development and distributed systems to testing, monitoring, and educational materials.

Features

Scope & Structure

• Curated list specifically focused on Erlang and its ecosystem.
• Inspired by and aligned with the broader "awesome" list format.
• Organized into clearly defined sections for easy navigation.

Library & Tool Categories

• Package Management

  • Libraries and tools for package and dependency management.
  • Example: hex.pm – package manager for the Erlang ecosystem.

• Release Management

  • Libraries and tools for building and managing releases.
  • Example: relx – release assembler for Erlang.

• Configuration Management

  • Tools for managing configuration and environment variables.
  • Example: stillir – caches environment variables as Erlang app variables.

• Codebase Maintenance

  • Tools to help keep Erlang codebases clean and consistent.
  • Example: elvis – Erlang style reviewer.

• Web Frameworks

  • Web development frameworks and HTTP servers, including:
    • Axiom – micro-framework inspired by Sinatra.
    • ChicagoBoss – server framework inspired by Rails.
    • cowboy – simple HTTP server.
    • Giallo – small, flexible web framework on top of Cowboy.
    • MochiWeb – library for lightweight HTTP servers.
    • N2O – WebSocket application server.
    • Nitrogen – pure Erlang web application framework (including front-end).
    • Zotonic – real-time web framework and content management system.

• Web Framework Components

  • Standalone components extracted from or related to web frameworks.
  • Examples:
    • cb_admin – admin interface for ChicagoBoss.
    • cb_websocket_controller – template for implementing WebSocket controllers for ChicagoBoss.
    • (List continues with additional components such as sessions, etc., in the full repository.)

• Additional Technical Categories
  The list (via its table of contents) also includes curated entries for many other domains in the Erlang ecosystem:

  • HTTP
  • Testing
  • Logging
  • Monitoring
  • Deployment
  • Distributed Systems
  • Code Analysis
  • Build Tools
  • Geolocation
  • Debugging
  • Actors
  • Date and Time
  • ORM and Datamapping
  • Queue
  • Authentication
  • Text and Numbers
  • REST and API
  • Caching
  • Third Party APIs
  • Networking
  • Internet of Things
  • Algorithms and Datastructures
  • Translations and Internationalizations
  • Miscellaneous

Resource Categories

• Websites – General Erlang-related websites and portals.
• Books – Published books and longer-form materials on Erlang.
• Web Reading – Articles, blog posts, and online write-ups.
• Erlang Reading – Erlang-specific technical reading resources.
• Screencasts – Video tutorials and screencasts related to Erlang.

Community & Ecosystem

• Other Awesome Lists – Links to related awesome lists for broader ecosystems or adjacent technologies.
• Contributing Guidelines – Instructions for contributing new links and maintaining quality and consistency.

Pricing

• Awesome Erlang is an open, GitHub-hosted curated list and is free to use.

Ideal Use Cases

• Discovering established Erlang libraries and frameworks for new or existing projects.
• Exploring options for web development, distributed systems, and tooling in Erlang.
• Finding educational materials (websites, books, screencasts) to learn or teach Erlang.
• Getting an overview of the Erlang ecosystem in specific domains (testing, monitoring, deployment, etc.).