http://simonwillison.net/2007-05-08T21:21:30+00:00Simon Willison2007-05-08T21:21:30+00:002007-05-08T21:21:30+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/May/8/guido/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2007-May/007414.html"><p>Just because Java was once aimed at a set-top box OS that didn't support multiple address spaces, and just because process creation in Windows used to be slow as a dog, doesn't mean that multiple processes (with judicious use of IPC) aren't a much better approach to writing apps for multi-CPU boxes than threads.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2007-May/007414.html">Guido van Rossum</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/guido-van-rossum">guido-van-rossum</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ipc">ipc</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/java">java</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/python">python</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/threads">threads</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/windows">windows</a></p>