# Learn You Some Erlang by Fred Hebert

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Learn You Some Erlang by Fred Hebert and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Helped readers understand Erlang and OTP, including its distribution chapter; one commenter called some material somewhat dated.

## Why people recommend it

- Helps explain Erlang and OTP (1 comments): "Those docs (along with Learn You Some Erlang) definitely helped me understand Erlang and OTP." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45890548))
- Useful distribution chapter (1 comments): "Reading through the 'Distribunomicon' chapter of Learn You Some Erlang" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45899362))

## What people warn about

- Somewhat dated material (1 comments): "somewhat-dated-but-still-useful material on the topic in Learn You Some Erlang" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45889451))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593274351?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781593274351) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Learn You Some Erlang by Fred Hebert", https://hackerapproved.com/p/learn-you-some-erlang/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).