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=== Processes === In Elixir, concurrency is achieved through lightweight isolated units of execution called processes. These processes are not operating system processes but rather lightweight entities managed by the BEAM VM. Each process has its own memory space and runs independently, communicating and sharing data through message passing. Elixir processes are incredibly efficient, allowing thousands or even millions of them to coexist within an application. ====== Message Passing ====== Message passing is the primary means of communication between Elixir processes. Processes send and receive messages asynchronously, ensuring loose coupling and isolation. Elixir provides a simple syntax for sending messages using the `send` function, and processes can receive messages using the `receive` expression. Message passing in Elixir is based on immutable data, ensuring the integrity of data communication. ====== Concurrency Primitives ====== Elixir provides various concurrency primitives that help manage and coordinate processes: * `spawn`: Creates a new process and starts the execution of a given function. * `Task`: A higher-level abstraction built on top of `spawn`, allowing for better task management and result handling. * `Agents`: Provides a simple abstraction for managing state within a single process. * `GenServer`: A behavior module that encapsulates a process and provides a set of callbacks for handling messages and managing state. * `Task.Supervisor`: A supervisor that manages a group of tasks, ensuring fault tolerance and restart strategies. ====== Supervision Trees ====== Supervision trees are a powerful mechanism provided by Elixir to build fault-tolerant applications. A supervision tree is a hierarchical structure of processes where each process is supervised by another process. If a child process fails, the supervisor is responsible for restarting or terminating it. Supervision trees in Elixir follow the "let it crash" philosophy, allowing quick recovery from failures and ensuring the stability of the overall system.
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