Go Concurrency: Difference between revisions
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The majority of languages address concurrency by providing a representation of [[Concurrent_(Parallel)_Programming#O/S_Threads|O/S threads]] or [[Concurrent_(Parallel)_Programming#Green_Threads|green threads]] at language level, and exposing [[Concurrent_(Parallel)_Programming#Memory_Access_Synchronization_Primitives|memory access synchronization primitives]] to protect data in presence of concurrent access. | The majority of languages address concurrency by providing a representation of [[Concurrent_(Parallel)_Programming#O/S_Threads|O/S threads]] or [[Concurrent_(Parallel)_Programming#Green_Threads|green threads]] at language level, and exposing [[Concurrent_(Parallel)_Programming#Memory_Access_Synchronization_Primitives|memory access synchronization primitives]] to protect data in presence of concurrent access. | ||
Go takes a different approach. The fundamental concurrent execution primitive is the [[Go_Language_Goroutines#Overview|goroutine]], exposed by the language with the [[Go_Language#Keywords|language keyword]] <code>[[Go_Language# | Go takes a different approach. The fundamental concurrent execution primitive is the [[Go_Language_Goroutines#Overview|goroutine]], exposed by the language with the [[Go_Language#Keywords|language keyword]] <code>[[Go_Language#go_keyword|go]]</code>. Goroutines are managed by the Go runtime, which maps them transparently over threads. While Go provides memory access and thread synchronization primitives at the language level via the <code>sync</code> package, the language guidelines do not exactly encourage their use, unless in very specific situations. Go provides an alternative concurrency programming model in language, based on Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP), a model introduced by A. Hoare in the "Communicating Sequential Processes" 1978 ACM paper. This concurrency programming model is centered on channels, which are exposed at language level with another keyword (<code>channel</code>). | ||
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Overview
The majority of languages address concurrency by providing a representation of O/S threads or green threads at language level, and exposing memory access synchronization primitives to protect data in presence of concurrent access.
Go takes a different approach. The fundamental concurrent execution primitive is the goroutine, exposed by the language with the language keyword go. Goroutines are managed by the Go runtime, which maps them transparently over threads. While Go provides memory access and thread synchronization primitives at the language level via the sync package, the language guidelines do not exactly encourage their use, unless in very specific situations. Go provides an alternative concurrency programming model in language, based on Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP), a model introduced by A. Hoare in the "Communicating Sequential Processes" 1978 ACM paper. This concurrency programming model is centered on channels, which are exposed at language level with another keyword (channel).
Goroutines
Channels
CSP.