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Broken Link: Erlang -> "Making a Chat App with Erlang, Rebar, Cowboy and Bullet" leads to 404 error

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Description

Broken Link

Erlang Section

Tutorial Name: Making a Chat App with Erlang, Rebar, Cowboy and Bullet
Location: Erlang section


Current Behavior:

The link returns a 404 Not Found error.

404 Not Found
nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)

The website appears to be permanently down.


Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Go to README.md
  2. Navigate to the Erlang section
  3. Click on "Making a Chat App with Erlang, Rebar, Cowboy and Bullet"
  4. Observe the error

Possible Solution

Remove the broken link or replace them with similar working alternatives.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open README.md and find the Erlang section entry for “Making a Chat App with Erlang, Rebar, Cowboy and Bullet.” Confirm the destination is still unavailable, then remove the broken link or replace it with a working alternative and verify the README entry no longer leads to a 404.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
erlang
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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