From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-05-10T04:41:16+09:00
Subject: Re: What's the difference between a Thread and a Process?


On May 9, 2006, at 3:28 PM, Dave Howell wrote:

> They seem similar, but by no means identical. My guess is that Ruby  
> Threads are parallel execution paths within a single OS-level  
> 'task,' but a Process is handed to the OS to be run as an  
> independent task at the OS level?
>
>

Yes, but threads can also be implemented at the OS level. (Ruby's  
threads currently are not).