practical-tutorials / practical-tutorials/project-based-learning
Broken Link: Erlang -> "Making a Chat App with Erlang, Rebar, Cowboy and Bullet" leads to 404 error
Open
Beginner friendly
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 284k
- Forks
- 36.3k
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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:
- Go to
README.md - Navigate to the Erlang section
- Click on "Making a Chat App with Erlang, Rebar, Cowboy and Bullet"
- Observe the error
Possible Solution
Remove the broken link or replace them with similar working alternatives.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- 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