CTctide·Apr 1, 2015
https://github.com/Eonblast/Emysql for example, was originally written at EA.
In Orbit: EA's first open source projectEonblast
Emysql
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Eonblast / Emysql
Emysql
Erlang MySQL driver
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| 2011 | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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6 sourcesWooga is using Erlang
http://www.wooga.com/
http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1016648/Why-Erlang
EA uses it as well
https://github.com/Eonblast/Emysql
Blizzard / Activision / Demonware paper of Erlang
http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/395/Erlan...
As for Java, Deep Silver FISHLABS is using it
http://www.makinggames.biz/features/the-backend-development-...
I have lost my Making Games magazines, so I cannot remember of the other names.
In Game Development in GoThe Fractured History Erlang's MySQL Drivers
1 points · Open discussionThis should be called "not-as-blocking" MySQL queries. As they say in the blog post, the calls to send and read still block, but they've made it so you don't call read until there is at least something to read. I imagine this will be an improvement over many setups.
To add to the list of truly non-blocking MySQL libraries, check out Erlang's MySQL driver: https://github.com/Eonblast/Emysql
In Chartio develops non-blocking MySQL queries using TornadoNowadays you add things like this as a dep to rebar.conf (the most popular build system):
{deps, [ {epgsql, "0.2", {git, "https://github.com/Eonblast/Emysql.git", "master"}} ]}.
It seems unlikely that the Erlang standard library (OTP) is going to include database drivers.
However, having to specify such things is a small price to pay considering all the amazing stuff you get for free with Erlang.
In Electronic Arts is using ErlangElectronic Arts is using Erlang
62 points · Open discussion