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subprocesses are not cheap This statement depends heavily on the runtime environment. Consider either Erlang or fibers as implemented in C/C++, for example.
by angersock 12y ago
subprocesses are not cheap
This statement depends heavily on the runtime environment. Consider either Erlang or fibers as implemented in C/C++, for example.
- erjiang 12y agoWe usually only refer to OS-level processes as "subprocesses". You'll see terms like "lightweight threads", "greenlets", "fibers" for concurrency units managed by the application runtime instead.
- hardwaresofton 12y agoExactly what I meant -- thanks... Are you the erjiang that wrote the blog post? If so, thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed it