[jdev] parsing xml (xmpp) with ruby

[Jonathan Dickinson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdev-bounces at jabber.org [mailto:jdev-bounces at jabber.org] On
> Behalf Of Remko Tronçon
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 2:24 PM
> To: Jabber/XMPP software development list
> Subject: Re: [jdev] parsing xml (xmpp) with ruby
>
> ... Only resort to
> threads when you *really* have a problem that can only be solved with
> adding threads.

Amen.

> Otherwise, stay away from it if you want to maintain
> your sanity.

Amen, again.

> I doubt that the poster's software project is already in
> that stage where he needs threads to solve his problems.

I beg to differ. It's a daemon, it will be a nightmare to refactor into threads if he takes it any further. It is a choice he has to make, but it won't scale horizontally unless more machines/process instances are added.

>
> cheers,
> Remko
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