Asynchrony refers to the occurrence [and handling] of events independent of the main program flow. These may be outside events such as the arrival of signals, or [non-blocking] actions instigated by a program that take place concurrently with program execution.
Tag: asynchrony
Episode #559
Let's talk about asynchronous code. How do we manage parallel-but-interdependent workflows without losing its place or wasting time? In the first of a series, we'll start by getting a handle …
Episode #520: Bundler Tips and Tricks with Andre Arko
Join André Arko for some recent and/or obscure Bundler features that you may have missed out on!
Episode #515: Guilds with Steve Klabnik
Get a sneak peek at the possible future of Ruby concurrency, with guest chef Steve Klabnik!
Episode #499: Subprocesses Part 11: Fork
If you're making subprocesses on a UNIX-like OS, you're using fork(). Learn all about using fork() from Ruby.
Simplify service requests with fibers
How do you get multithreaded code right? The first step is to see if you can avoid using threads at all! The other day I was adapting an email course …
Understanding Ruby Thread-Local Variables
Global settings can cause havoc when threads are introduced. Learn when and how to use Ruby's thread-local variables instead.
Episode #407: Pseudoglobal
In which we put some fears about thread-safety to the test, and to rest.
Episode #319: Log Thread
In this episode, we'll move logging into a dedicated, low-priority thread.
Episode #165: Refactor Tapas::Queue
In previous episodes, we got the Tapas::Queue class under test, using a couple of different thread-testing techniques. Now that it has tests, it's time to refactor. The steps of this …
Episode #161: Thread Local Variable
Today's episode introduces the concept of thread-local variables, and shows how they can be put to use in an ActiveRecord-like library.