From: gwtmp01@...
Date: 2006-05-28T03:13:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Threads...


On May 27, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Joel VanderWerf wrote:

> gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:
> ...
>> I do agree with you that it takes a lot of discipline to use threads
>> effectively. Many times it seems like a standard multi-process model
>> would work just as well as trying to play with fire in a shared
>> address space.  Unix used to be known for its 'cheap' processes and
>> now everyone seems to think that process creation is monumentally
>> expensive.
>
> Agree in general, but in the case of ruby, note that forking a ruby
> process is more costly because of GC. In a short-lived child, GC  
> can be
> disabled to improve performance. [ruby-talk:186561]

Interesting, thanks for the pointer.


Gary Wright