> Initially, we experimented with using Ruby's threads instead of multiple processes Why, to be cool? Tests are a classic case of things that should be run in

> Initially, we experimented with using Ruby's threads instead of multiple processes Why, to be cool? Tests are a classic case of things that should be run in isolation - you don't want tests interfering with earth other or crashing the whole test suite. Using separate processes would have been the sensible approach to start with.