>From the source of core.async, I see that it is started with a threadpool of <number of processors>*2 + 42.
I can understand the number of processors * 2 part, erlang does the same thing. But Hitchicker's references aside, why add 42 to this? Won't that many threads do more harm than good, in terms of overhead related to context switching? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.