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IshKebab on July 19, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Local async executors and why they should be the d...

That's not a contradiction. He's saying that later when you need multithreading you can add it. You generally don't start with it.

Of course for some projects you know up front you'll need multithreading but the point is that that isn't the default position.

chrismsimpson on July 19, 2023 [–]

Yes it is. Spinning up another process is not multithreading, like, literally. It’s multiprocess. I never cease to be amazed with the complete lack of basic CS literacy from JS script kiddies.

IshKebab on July 20, 2023 | [–]

I was using "multithreading" as a shorthand for "making use of multiple CPU hardware threads".

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