The discussion related to the "Maps vs Frames" proposal is fascinating and enlightening, for those with the time to read the (currently 70 posts-long) discussion.
Maps are being presented as a generalized datatype that can serve as a replacement for many of Erlang's container types (Records, Dicts, Prop lists).
Personally, I'm very excited to play around with them with the R17 release.
The discussion related to the "Maps vs Frames" proposal is fascinating and enlightening, for those with the time to read the (currently 70 posts-long) discussion.
Maps are being presented as a generalized datatype that can serve as a replacement for many of Erlang's container types (Records, Dicts, Prop lists).
Personally, I'm very excited to play around with them with the R17 release.