https://mobile.twitter.com/mrsjoeerl/status/1119941783381774338
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Very sad news. What an impact he made. RIP Joe.
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Anyone who hasnāt seen Joe Armstrong speak should look at some of the available videos that are out there. I really appreciated how wise, insightful, funny and humble he was. When people who have no exposure to Erlang/Elixir ask me why Iām interested in the Erlang VM and Elixir one of the points I try to make is that even the general approach of the VM struck me as humble. And, for me, this was a revelation, felt right and made me sorry I hadnāt discovered it many years ago. There was an acknowledgement up front that thereās no way to write perfect code that covers every possible situation that is going to happen in the real world. His PhD thesis āMaking Reliable Distributed Systems In the Presence of Software Errorsā (http://erlang.org/download/armstrong_thesis_2003.pdf) is a readable explanation of the ideas that sprang out of this acknowledgement.
I was very sad to hear this news. Thank you Joe Armstrong!
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Pretty sad news. Thx Joe, for your authentic, genuine, brilliant computer science contribution. He was one of my biggest model. I hope we will build system and the internet continuing Joe humble and beautiful vision
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sadness to know you have gone, RIP, what you have done will be your kindness for this world. Thanks Joeā¦
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Did not have the privilege to know him, just saying THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
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I havenāt met him, but it was terrible news to me as his work more than changed my professional career but changed my views of the world. Iāve been āpreachingā about Erlang, Elixir and BEAM for a long while now (around 8 years or so) and I think I am a very lucky guy to work with something I am so passionate about.
What surprised me every time is how controversial yet loved his personality was. His twitter account is a master piece of being constructively critical to common sense with a bit of irony and humour.
Rest in peace.
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Since I am a pretty young one, I can relate to Cheng Lou`s opinion:
https://twitter.com/_chenglou/status/1119675112104574977
Joe has always been one of these legends, who are helpful in so many ways.
One of those, who has not only invited groundlaying tech, while also being humble and informative.
Rest in peace 
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Rest in peace Joe, and thankās for your work!
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We are all very saddened by our dearest Friend and Mentor Joe passing away 
Joeās contribution to our community and a wider world is immeasurable and will never be forgotten. Many of you shared their gratitude and memories of Joe - thank you all! Francesco also decided to share a few of his own memories of Joe, and you are very welcome to read it - Remembering Joe, a Quarter of a Century of Inspiration and Friendship
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Ow man still somehow canāt get over it. Trying to console myself with the thought that he is now in the ācloudā trying out a new level of quantum concurrencyā¦
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Iāve never met him and yet Iām still in shock. Havenāt stopped coding since I hear the news. I feel like I have to do something in Elixir (because I donāt know Erlang) to honour his memory ā¦
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I just now saw the news in the latest email from PragProg.
I purchased Programming Erlang only yesterday, so Iām especially sad to know that the wonderful words I have yet to read will now be from beyond the veil.
Iām very new to Erlang and Elixir (this is my first post on the forum) but Joeās presence is already indelibly established in my mind.
My condolences to family, friends, and the community.
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Really S.A.D. news!
@joeerl is one of those who really make an impact on the society and the world.
His thoughts and consciousness will keep flowing in every line of erlang code.
He will be remembered.
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