[throwawaymaths]

Node:

- can "easily" send beam terms back and forth

- if you want it to be os-supervised separately (systemd, kubernetes, e.g.)

- pain in the ass

Port:

- easy

- usually the only choice if you're not the software author

- really only communicates via stdio bytestreams

- risk of zombies if... Iirc the stdout is not closed properly?

- kind of crazy how it works, Erlang VM spawns a separate process as a middleman