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Everything about Spawn (computing)
Function that loads and executes a new child process
In computer science, spawn is a function that loads and executes a new child process. The current process may wait for the child to terminate or may continue to execute concurrent computing. Creating a new subprocess requires enough memory in which both the child process and the current program can execute. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Spawn (computing)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: GameSharkThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Spawn: a distributed computational economyCited 383 times
- Go sideways: Exec (system call)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Entry pointA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
GameSharkNick Roberts, Prima Games · 1997
HackingJon Erickson, Jon Erickson · 2003
Exploring expectDon Libes · 1994
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
Business TransformationAiman Zeid, Jim Davis · 2014
SystemVerilog for VerificationChris Spear · 2006
ICES zooplankton methodology manualRoger Harris, Peter Wiebe · 2000
Spawn Point ZeroNancy Osa · 2015
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