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> However processes do add one more thing: you can scale to multiple physical computers in ways threads can't. Although this is technically true, communication
by adwn 6y ago
> However processes do add one more thing: you can scale to multiple physical computers in ways threads can't.
Although this is technically true, communication with another system has orders of magnitude higher latency and lower bandwidth compared to other cores in the same CPU. So in practice, you'll typically have to redesign your approach anyway.