elixir-lang.github.comAll Elixir code runs inside lightweight threads of execution (called processes) that are isolated and exchange information via messages: current_process = self() # Spawn an Elixir process (not an operating system one!) spawn_link(fn -> send(current_process, {:msg, "hello world"}) end) # Block until the message is received receive do {:msg, contents} -> IO.puts(contents) end Due to their lightweigh
