I'd make people say 'use Fork;' if I thought I could get away with it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He would like to make people use 'use Fork;' if it were possible, hinting at a desire for easy parallelism.
- In plain terms
- He wishes a simple command could enable forking.
- What can you take from it?
- He wants parallel execution to be straightforward.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the risks of easy forking?
- When should you avoid it?
Another view
Forking can be unsafe or inappropriate in many contexts.
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