When is an Erlang iolist an iovec?

[luu]

http://www.cipht.net/2017/01/15/when-is-an-iolist-an-iovec.html

[rdtsc]

http://www.erlangpatterns.org/iolist.html

This is also a very good introduction to how iolists work in Erlang:

http://jlouisramblings.blogspot.com/2009/01/common-erlang-mi...

Starts with:

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There is a common saying that Erlangs I/O layer is slow. Bullshit.

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I recommend all of Jespers' blog entries. The newer ones are here: https://medium.com/@jlouis666

This is another article focused on Elixir, but same idea applies:

https://www.bignerdranch.com/blog/elixir-and-io-lists-part-1...

[brightball → rdtsc]

That Big Nerd Ranch post was eye opening for me.

[wiz21c]

I know what a nihilist, a populist, an evangelist, a violonist, are... But an iolist ? What's that ? :-)

[eximius → wiz21c]

A believer in Asgorath, the True Dragon of the Forgotten Realms?