Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only! Grab it Explore the 30-year evolution of the BEAM virtual machine and its concurrency model in this keynote talk from Code BEAM America 2024. Delve into the progression from Erlang's Prolog implementation to the creation of JAM and BEAM, gaining insights on developing robust, fault-tolerant systems. Learn from technical experiences at Klarna that showcase BEAM's architecture in supporting efficient concurrent programming. Discover how to think when developing concurrent programs, covering topics such as process isolation, signals, memory management, and effective process design. Examine the relevance of BEAM in the context of new languages and consider potential future developments in concurrent system design.