Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
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Printed | Page 28 erlang shell: 8> |
The first generator arrow needs a space deleted prior to it, and a space added after it. The arrow should line up with the arrow on line 7. |
7stud | May 19, 2017 |
Page 145 Test run with three phones |
phone:start_link/1 Is not defined in phone.erl at github code exercise example. |
GuidoRumi | Nov 03, 2016 | |
Printed | Page 145 command 5,6,7 |
The code make a call to function phone:start_link() but the code in github repo does not have this. |
adarshkkumar | Nov 20, 2018 |
Printed | Page 290, 291 5th paragraph 290, 1st paragraph 291 |
The Text on page 290: |
Wolfgang Nádasi-Donner | Jan 08, 2018 |
Printed, PDF | Page 321 Throughout the text and code listing on that page, and on the following one |
While explaining the second code_change/2 argument, both the text and the code listing alternate between naming it "Data" and "Extra". I guess this wasn't done on purpose and might confuse the reader. |
Holger Weiß | Sep 07, 2016 |
Printed | Page 324 Code in function "service()" |
By reading the code I recognized that there is no way to leave the state "service". |
Wolfgang Nádasi-Donner | May 28, 2017 |
Printed | Page 406 Box "Amdahl's Law" |
Parenthesis missing In sentence: "As N approaches infinity, the maximum speedup becomes S(N) = 1/1-P.". |
Wolfgang Nádasi-Donner | Jun 03, 2017 |