Can someone explain please what class threads are?? And whether is threads are expensive depends on the is
On Sep 3, 2011 5:09 AM, "Raoul Duke" <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 11:20 AM, billh2233 <bill.har...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I like Node.js's non-blocking IO for performance reasons, though it is >> built around a single-threaded model whereas clojure is built around a >> multi-core/concurrency model. I wonder if the two concepts can be >> combined somehow. > > * python lets you combine processes, pre-emptive threads, and > coroutines. see the greenlet stuff. > > * class threads are heavy and context switches suck and that is one > reason people don't like them vs. the node.js speeds. however, look at > Erlang since it has very low context switching overhead, since it > doesn't use OS threads. > http://thatclevershark.org/benchmarks.html > > * theoretically, threads and event-driven styles are duals of each > other, or maybe the same thing at some level. > http://lamp.epfl.ch/~phaller/doc/haller07actorsunify.pdf > http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/2006/04/unifying-events-and-threads-in-haskell.html > > sincerely. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
