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Smalltalk uses multiple cores by forking processes and passing messages, just like JavaScript, Ruby, Python, etc...
by Mikeb85 12y ago
Smalltalk uses multiple cores by forking processes and passing messages, just like JavaScript, Ruby, Python, etc...
- Rockslide 12y agoIt is true that you can fork in Smalltalk. It is not true that such a fork results in multiple cores being used by the same VM concurrently. At least not in any of the "mainstream" Smalltalk implementations I know (which would be Squeak, Pharo and VisualWorks).