[waynesonfire]

I hope to think that it's just that the bar to make significant changes to Erlang is very high. Stability and backward compatibility over time is something worth valuing. For me, this is a property that makes Erlang a great ecosystem.

[rkangel]

I think this shows the inverse. DESPITE being a language with a long history, and a proven track record of dependability, they are continuing to add novel improvements. This release includes a new core bit of language syntax, and the expansion of the JIT which is a massive performance boost now on the two most important platforms.

Turns out you can have stability and innovation!