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Threads (in Ruby): Enough Already « Katz Got Your Tongue?
Second, the most common database driver, mysql is a very poorly behaved C extension. While built-in I/O (file or pipe access) correctly alerts Ruby to switch to another thread when it hits a blocking ... Read more
http://yehudakatz.com/2010/08/14/threads-in-ruby-enough-already/
Tags: ruby, threads, concurrency, rails, events, mongrel, webdev, articles, blocking, gil Saved by: admin at 15 Aug 2010

Unlimited Novelty: Multithreaded Rails is generally better than Async Rails, and Rainbows is cooler than Node
Multithreaded Rails is generally better than Async Rails, and Rainbows is cooler than Node
http://www.unlimitednovelty.com/2010/08/multithreaded-rails-is-generally-better.html
Tags: ruby, rails, node.js, erlang, toread, threads, architecture, async, cool, event Saved by: admin at 11 Aug 2010

Things UNIX can do atomically — Crowley Code!
Insanely useful when you're trying to avoid thread and process synchronization primitives -- mutexes, flock, etc. -- in concurrent code, which should basically be always. `Rack::Cache`'s file stores u... Read more
http://rcrowley.org/2010/01/06/things-unix-can-do-atomically?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rcrowley+%28Richard+Crowley%27s+blog%29
Tags: unix, concurrency, linux, programming, reference, threads, sysadmin, atomic, useful, atomicity Saved by: admin at 07 Jan 2010

Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe - Telegraph
"The internet has matured into a world of its own, and like the real world, it obeys certain immutable laws. Here are 10 of the most important." Not for all audiences.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6408927/Internet-rules-and-laws-the-top-10-from-Godwin-to-Poe.html
Tags: internet, humor, laws, reference, culture, funny, blogs, article, lists, threads Saved by: admin at 24 Oct 2009