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> But after reading "Developing Erlang at Yahoo!" and how the new Delicious is written in Erlang

Didn't you read the bit about it not being written in Erlang ?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=323116

One route would be simply to go work somewhere where you can learn new languages, rather than try and get around obstacles at BigCorp.

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Thanks David - I didn't see this thread, but the presentation was clear that there was still a lot of C++ in addition to the Erlang services. Still curious as to the thinking behind Erlang getting the nod...

And yes, that would be one route - arguably the best route. But if one were to make a career out of his job in a big corp, I would say it is worth it to introduce new languages into the company to open up more options in future development. It goes without saying though...languages with more/better documentation and healthy community would be a plus in considering.

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