Erlang Integration

LFE's defining characteristic is its transparent, zero-overhead integration with Erlang. This section documents how LFE achieves seamless interoperability while maintaining its Lisp identity.

Core Principle: LFE compiles to identical BEAM bytecode as Erlang.

Key Implications:

• No Foreign Function Interface (FFI) layer
• No marshaling or data conversion
• No performance penalty
• Complete access to Erlang ecosystem
• LFE and Erlang code are indistinguishable at runtime

Design Decision: Rather than implementing a Lisp on top of Erlang, LFE is a Lisp that is Erlang with different syntax.