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Beam VM

/biːm viːˈɛm/noun
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Beam VM is the virtual machine that executes code written in the Erlang programming language and its derivatives like Elixir, designed specifically for building fault-tolerant and concurrent systems. It excels in handling distributed applications with lightweight processes and hot code swapping, making it a go-to choice in modern tech for scalable services that must run uninterrupted, such as in telecommunications and messaging apps.

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Beam VM's architecture enables systems to maintain over 99.999% uptime in production, as demonstrated by WhatsApp, which handled more than 2 billion daily messages on Erlang-based infrastructure before its acquisition by Facebook in 2014, showcasing how it powers some of the world's most reliable communication networks.

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