[erlang-questions] Millions of processes?

[Valentin Micic]

I do not understand *why* do we even compare ERLANG processes with POSIX
threads? What is the connection??

V.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:erlang-questions-bounces@REDACTED] On Behalf Of Ulf Wiger (TN/EAB)
Sent: 24 September 2008 11:39 AM
To: Alex Arnon
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Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Millions of processes?

Alex Arnon skrev:
> 
> Also:
> 
> "... because it is, frankly, stupid to have large numbers of threads. "
> 
>  Dear oh dear.

...but let's all remember that there's a big difference between
erlang processes and POSIX threads. Threads share memory, so there's
no isolation at all. I'd hate to debug a misbehaving application
where hundreds of thousand threads all have unconstrained access to
all data.

BR,
Ulf W
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