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Slava Pestov 2008-12-06 14:24:44 -06:00
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@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ ARTICLE: { "concurrency" "exceptions" } "Linked exceptions"
"Exceptions are only raised in the parent when the parent does a " { $link receive } " or " { $link receive-if } ". This is because the exception is sent from the child to the parent as a message." ;
ARTICLE: "concurrency.messaging" "Message-passing concurrency"
"The " { $vocab-link "concurrency.messaging" } " vocabulary is based upon the style of concurrency used in systems like Erlang and Termite. It is built on top of the standard Factor lightweight thread system."
"The " { $vocab-link "concurrency.messaging" } " vocabulary is based upon the style of concurrency used in systems like Erlang and Termite. It is built on top of " { $link "threads" } "."
$nl
"A concurrency oriented program is one in which multiple threades run simultaneously in a single Factor image or across multiple running Factor instances. The threades can communicate with each other by asynchronous message sends."
"A concurrency-oriented program is one in which multiple threads run simultaneously in a single Factor image or across multiple running Factor instances. The threades can communicate with each other by asynchronous message sends."
$nl
"Although threades can share data via Factor's mutable data structures it is not recommended to mix shared state with message passing as it can lead to confusing code."
{ $subsection { "concurrency" "messaging" } }