>>>>> "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 -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
