Home›Sources›Wikipedia: Erlang (programming language)SourcesWikipedia: Erlang (programming language)Encyclopedia ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextComputing Atlas. "Wikipedia: Erlang (programming language)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/sources/erlang-wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextComputing Atlas. (n.d.). Wikipedia: Erlang (programming language). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/sources/erlang-wikipediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{computingatlas-wikipedia-erlang-programming-language, author = {Computing Atlas}, title = {Wikipedia: Erlang (programming language)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/sources/erlang-wikipedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe English Wikipedia article on the Erlang programming language.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (21 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationUrlWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(programming_language)Source TypeWell-attestedReference WorkReliability TierWell-attested2SourcesWikipedia: Erlang (programming language)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (21 claims)This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 3 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicLanguages, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Open Questions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Pioneers, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested14LanguagesErlangOpen QuestionsIs Erlang named for mathematician Agner Krarup Erlang or as a syllabic abbreviation of Ericsson Language?SourcesWikipedia: Erlang (programming language)Holds1PioneersJoe ArmstrongConnected3LanguagesErlangPrologOpen QuestionsIs Erlang named for mathematician Agner Krarup Erlang or as a syllabic abbreviation of Ericsson Language?General References3LanguagesErlangOpen QuestionsIs Erlang named for mathematician Agner Krarup Erlang or as a syllabic abbreviation of Ericsson Language?Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year