Very interesting. Walter Purvis wrote: > An interesting snippet from Guido van Rossum (the creator of Python) about > using multiple processes instead of threads: > > "...you just have to undo the brainwashing you got from > Windows and Java proponents who seem to consider threads as the only > way to approach concurrent activities. > > Just because Java was once aimed at a set-top box OS that didn't > support multiple address spaces, and just because process creation in > Windows used to be slow as a dog, doesn't mean that multiple processes > (with judicious use of IPC) aren't a much better approach to writing > apps for multi-CPU boxes than threads. > > Just Say No to the combined evils of locking, deadlocks, lock > granularity, livelocks, nondeterminism and race conditions." > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2007-May/007414.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > >
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