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On 11/16/2011 01:22 PM, Dave Angel wrote:
> (You're top-posting.  Put your remarks AFTER what you're quoting)
>
> On 11/16/2011 12:52 PM, Jack Keegan wrote:
>> Ok, I thought that processes would do the same job as threads. So 
>> would the
>> general rule be some thing like so:
>>
>> If I want another piece of work to run (theoretically) along side my 
>> main
>> script, and I want to share data between them, I should use a thread and
>> share data with the thread-safe queue.
>> If the work I want done can function and complete on its own, go for a
>> process.
>>
>> Would that be about right?
>>
>
> Yes, with all the caveats I mentioned before.  With some language 
> implementations, and with some operating systems, and on some 
> CPU-systems, the guidelines could be different.  They all trade off in 
> ways too complex to describe here.
>
> For example, if a thread is mostly doing I/O, it may be just as 
> efficient as a separate process, even if sharing data isn't an issue.
>
> And in some languages, sharing data between processes isn't all that 
> tough, either.
>
>
Well, you sent me a mail without including the list (just use 
Reply-All), and I tried to add the list in.  Unfortunately, I picked the 
wrong one, so i sent this to Tutor by mistake.  I'll try to fix that 
now, sorry.




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DaveA

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Multiple threads Eduardo Oliva <dutche@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 05:48 -0800
  Re: Multiple threads Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 00:55 +1100
  Re: Multiple threads Henrik Faber <hfaber@invalid.net> - 2011-11-16 15:07 +0100
  Re: Multiple threads Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-11-16 16:01 +0100
  Re: Multiple threads Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2011-11-16 17:45 +0100
    Re: Multiple threads Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-16 16:38 -0800
  Re: Multiple threads Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-16 12:27 -0500
  Re: Multiple threads Michael Hunter <tahoemph@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 09:55 -0800
  Re: Multiple threads Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-16 13:06 -0500
  Re: Multiple threads Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-16 13:30 -0500
  Re: Multiple threads Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 12:50 -0800

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