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 …
Tag: threads
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 #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.
Episode #157: Lockstep Testing
In this episode we'll explore a novel technique for testing multithreaded code. The lockstep library can be found here: https://github.com/avdi/lockstep
Episode #136: Dead Thread
Concurrent programming is hard, and one of the things that makes it so hard is that a thread can unexpectedly die without giving the programmer any indication. In this episode …
Episode #128: Enumerable Queue
Queue, somewhat surprisingly, is not enumerable. Which is all the excuse we need to have some more fun with the Enumerator class, in today's episode.
Episode #127: Parallel Fib
Last time around we introduced the Queue class. In this episode, we'll put it to work!
Episode #126: Queue
Today's episode introduces the Queue standard library, and shows how it can be used to coordinate threads.
