Convert erlang terms to string, or decode erlang binary

Question

I have an erlang program which generates data. This data needs to be transferred via udp to a non-erlang program for further processing. I already have this part working -

Answer 1

I'd recommend converting the erlang terms into JSON, with either of known libraries (heard good words regarding rfc4267). It'd be a trivial task to convert JSON back with any non-erlang platform, I guess. )