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:: Prerequisites
-No Erlang knowledge is required for reading this guide. The reader will
-be introduced to Erlang concepts and redirected to reference material
-whenever necessary.
+Beginner Erlang knowledge is recommended for reading this guide.
Knowledge of the HTTP protocol is recommended but not required, as it
will be detailed throughout the guide.
@@ -32,12 +30,15 @@ guarantee that the experience will be safe and smooth. You are advised
to perform the necessary testing and security audits prior to deploying
on other platforms.
-Cowboy is developed for Erlang/OTP R16B01, R16B02, R16B03-1, 17.0 and
-17.1.2.
+Cowboy is developed for Erlang/OTP 17.0, 17.1.2 and 17.3. By the time
+this branch gets released the target version will probably be 18.0 and
+above.
Cowboy may be compiled on other Erlang versions with small source code
modifications but there is no guarantee that it will work as expected.
+Cowboy uses the maps data type which was introduced in Erlang 17.0.
+
:: Versioning
Cowboy uses ^"Semantic Versioning 2.0.0^http://semver.org/^.