[erlang-questions] [Q] Why is Erlang VM better than traditional OS like Linux?

[Alex Shneyderman]

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http://www.confreaks.com/videos/4127-elixirconf2014-erlang-rationale


On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Ladislav Lenart <lenartlad@REDACTED> wrote:

> Hello.
>
>
> On 6.8.2014 16:20, Lee Sylvester wrote:
> > Hi Ladislav,
> >
> > Erlang processes aren’t the same as OS processes (or even threads).
> > Erlang processes are simply a stack.  Because Erlang uses the Actor
> > model, sending data between them using messages, there is no
> > corruption of memory, need for mutexes or locks, and as such,
> > processes can be extremely small, extremely fast and easy to use.
>
> Thank you for the explanation, but I already know this. I guess I am
> looking for
> a more detailed explanation, if one is available...
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ladislav Lenart
>
>
> > I’m no expert myself, but that’s the general gist.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Lee
> >
> >
> > On 6 Aug 2014, at 15:15, Ladislav Lenart <lenartlad@REDACTED> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> A friend of mine asked me:
> >>
> >> Why is Erlang VM better at handling large volume of running processes
> than
> >> traditional OS like Linux?
> >>
> >> I have realized that I really don't know.
> >>
> >> Is it because Erlang process occupies an order of magnitude less space
> than an
> >> OS process?
> >> Is it because a userspace scheduler such as Erlang VM is faster at
> process
> >> switching? If so, why is that?
> >> Is it somehow related to Erlang's share nothing philosophy? If so, how
> exactly?
> >> Something else?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thank you in advance for enlighten me (us),
> >>
> >> Ladislav Lenart
> >>
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