Table of Contents - Topical Index


Things That Go Bump in the Night

by Ed Skinner
© Copyright 2022 by Ed Skinner, All Rights Reserved

Welcome

This is an overview1 of threads and processes from an old-timer. Historical comments are included to help illuminate the whys and wherefores. While primarily focused on Unix-like realms such as Linux, most of what's here applies to all contemporary operating systems.

Organization

The text includes links to related topics. Follow them as your interests suggest.
At the top of each page are links to the Table of Contents and a Topical Index.
And in the far-left column, arrow keys browse backwards and forwards over previous selections, let you look at your SAVES, and to RESTART from scratch.

Get Started

Execution is a property of two kinds of things, Threads and any Interrupt.

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1. This is the final product of an experiment. The text was prepared in the Scrivener application. It was then compiled with Twine's tweego. The resulting HTML contains embedded Javascript and CSS which was then uploaded to a hosting service.