>>44
Yeah, like Erlang isn't used in important infrastructure like telephony at all. Once they start rolling out those systems starting 15 years ago, all hell is going to break loose.
>>45
In agent-based design, messages are handled quickly since one thread of execution isn't handling everything including the kitchen sink as in traditional threaded/distributed IPC systems. Plus, seeing as the send statement has timeout handling built in, the "receiver doesn't pick up soon enough" situation is right in your lap.