Process, Thread and Fiber

andrew_tanenbaumIn the past few months I have been asked about the differences between a process and a thread. No one so far has mentioned a fiber even though fibers are related to threads. Let me describe them and later give some examples on how I have and continue to use threads in my work.

I searched for different descriptions / definitions on-line and combined / distilled them into single and simple sentences. Of course, as one continues to talk about each topic, the definitions expand. Continue reading “Process, Thread and Fiber”