Joe Armstrong has died • Hacker News Board

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Post by Carpetsmoker » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:20 PM UTC

tzar wrote: post #6

–Hello Mike –Hello Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKfKtXYLG78&t=2m7s

I will never understand why Armstrong didn't pursue a career in acting.

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Post by rkachowski » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:22 PM UTC

rip joe. sorry that your last tweet was in reply to my trolling.

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Post by sjtgraham » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:23 PM UTC

Very sad news. Thank you to HN mods for commemorating Joe's passing with the black bar. His contribution to our world is immeasurable. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, by all accounts he was much loved. Joe you will be missed.

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Post by 1f60c » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:23 PM UTC

dhuramas wrote: post #2

A great loss to the community. Even though I don’t use Erlang, I’ve always been enamored by it’s unique features. Black Ribbon please.

It seems like the black ribbon has now been added to the site.

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Post by davidw » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:24 PM UTC

Francesco is encouraging people to share their memories of Joe:

https://twitter.com/FrancescoC/status/1119604272000315394?s=...

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Post by wintorez » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:26 PM UTC

Unbelievable. Such a sad day.

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Post by feniv » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:26 PM UTC

I've only recently started learning Erlang (via Elixir), but I'm absolutely amazed by the underlying technology and the brilliant minds behind it.

I'll remember Joe by the several insightful, entertaining talks he's given in recent years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKXe3HUG2l4 in particular.

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Post by 1f60c » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:26 PM UTC

Very sad. My condolences to his family, friends and everyone who knew him.

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Post by andrewchambers » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:28 PM UTC

tzar wrote: post #6

–Hello Mike –Hello Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKfKtXYLG78&t=2m7s

Goodbye Joe

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Post by alexgaribay » Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 2:29 PM UTC

This is incredibly saddening. Joe has left an incredible legacy for us to continue on. I'm saddened that I never got to meet him and thank him for all that he has done.