JavaScript emerged in 1995 and was trapped, for the most part, in the web browser (Netscape Enterprise Server and Rhino notwithstanding) until in 2009 Node.js allowed it to expand its horizons beyond the web browser in a more mainstream context - which apparently was necessary before a lot of people changed their attitude towards it.
Erlang first appeared in 1986 and was designed to be functional, concurrent and fault-tolerant to satisfy key demands of its application domain on the most fundamental level. This lead to the development of the BEAM virtual machine which saw it’s first use first commercial use in 1995. In 2011 Elixir started to make the BEAM more accessible to an audience which potentially would have avoided it based on Erlang’s perceived strange syntax and concepts.
It’s unlikely that these different evolutionary paths would tend to foster similar cultures.
Nevertheless, it’s always worthwhile to be vigilant.
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