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| | www.theunixschool.com
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| | A process is a program in execution in memory or in other words, an instance of a program in memory. Any program executed creates a proce...
| | thorstenball.com
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| | [AI summary] The article explains how Unicorn, a web server, leverages Unix system calls and concepts like fork, pipe, and signal handling to efficiently manage web requests. It highlights features such as hot reloading, zero downtime deployments, and worker process scaling using signals. The author emphasizes that these capabilities are not magic but a result of understanding and utilizing Unix's low-level mechanisms. The article also discusses the importance of knowing system-level details for debugging, architectural decisions, and deeper understanding of how software operates on the underlying system.
| | blog.nelhage.com
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| | (This is part three of a multi-part introduction to termios and terminal emulation on UNIX. Read part 1 or part 2 if you're new here) For my final entry on termios, I will be looking at job control in the shell (i.e. backgrounding and foreground jobs) and the very closely related topic of signal generation by termios, in response to INTR and friends. Sessions and Process Groups For the purposes of termios, processes are organized into two hierarchical groups, process groups and sessions.
| | www.khronos.org
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| KTX (Khronos Texture) Library and Tools. Contribute to KhronosGroup/KTX-Software development by creating an account on GitHub.