Erlang The Movie II: The Sequel

gar1t · 117.4K views · 2013-03-22 · 9:55

Open on YouTube ↗

If playback is restricted in your region, try opening the original video. Use Mark watched to add it to your marked videos.

Overview

A humorous 10-minute parody sequel to Erlang: The Movie, in which Erlang's creators discuss the aging language and meet a surprise helper. It plays on the Outlaw Techno Psychobitch joke for OTP.

On Hacker News

HN loves it as a funny, shorter sequel and even uses it to introduce Erlang in university classes.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2013–2025

Topics

Satire & parody Functional programming

What people said

francescoc · 2018-12 · Strong recommendation
I use Erlang the Movie and its Sequel [VIDEO] whenever I teach my classes at Oxford Uni. #studentlife :-)
Read the original HN comment ↗

davidw · 2016-10 · Strong recommendation
I don't care about downvotes, I thought that video was hilarious and enjoy sharing it. He's the same guy behind "MongoDB is web scale" and "Erlang the Movie II", which I'd also highly recommend: [LINK] [VIDEO]
Read the original HN comment ↗

lelf · 2013-05 · Strong recommendation
And if you haven't seen it, here is some classic. “Erlang: the Movie”: — [LINK] And sequel “Erlang: the Movie II”: — [VIDEO] Don't think wtf. Just watch.
Read the original HN comment ↗

Sources

Video by gar1t, played through YouTube.

HN Library · Source license

Data and selection notes

HN summaries and labels may contain AI errors. HN dates refer to discussions, not video publication.

HN Library: HackerTube export (2026-10-31) and open-index/hacker-news. Upstream summaries and classifications may contain AI errors.

Views, duration and playback status refresh separately from the published catalog. When an update fails, existing data remains visible.

Selection checks

SaaS & AI candidates: Topic keywords do not match
Editor-approved picks: Editorial review is required

Rule matches identify candidates. They do not guarantee video quality or financial results.

About the library and its sources