On Jan 5, 6:29 am, u...@stemsystems.com ("Uri Guttman") wrote:
> >>>>> "ms" == mud saisem <mud_sai...@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> ms> I am trying to learn and understand multithreading but I am not sure
> ms> why one would choose to use multithreading ?
>
> ms> Could somebody please explain and perhaps provide a example.
>
> first off, IMO this isn't a good topic for the perl beginners list as
> threading isn't a simple thing.
>
> but here is a quick response to what you asked. threading is a form of
> what is called multitasking. this is needed when you need to do multiple
> things at the same time but some of them will be waiting on a resource
> (fetching a web page, accessing a database, etc). multitasking means you
> can usually have some work being done in your program or system at all
> times vs waiting around for one task to finish before starting
> another. there are several other ways to multitask including event loops
> and multiple processes. again, these are topics which are more than
> beginner level and should be asked at other places such as perlmonks,
> usenet or other mailing lists.
>
> uri
>
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That is a perfect response thanks.
I will take any other questions to the suggested places.
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