ElixirConf 2023 - Jason Stiebs - A LiveView is a Process

Discover the process model in AirLang, a concurrency-centric language, where every process runs in isolation, communicates through message passing, and is managed by the scheduler for efficient execution at ElixirConf 2023.

Key takeaways

Every process is completely isolated and runs in serial, with no shared memory or CPU.
Processes communicate with each other through message passing, which is copied, not referenced.
In AirLang, every process is a gen server, and LiveView is a gen server that runs in a process.
The scheduler is responsible for managing processes and allocating CPU and RAM, and is able to run multiple processes concurrently.
The scheduler uses heuristics to determine which process to run next, based on factors such as CPU usage and RAM availability.
Processes are immutable, and any changes to state are made by sending new messages to the process.
LiveView is a process that monitors a browser process and communicates with it through message passing.
The process model is similar to a traditional CPU, where each process runs in serial and communicates with other processes through message passing.
Processes can be thought of as a fundamental unit of execution, and are the basis for concurrency and parallelism in AirLang.
The scheduler is able to handle millions of processes per second, and is able to restart processes if they crash or exit.
The dbg module in AirLang allows for tracing and debugging of processes, and can be used to monitor and debug LiveViews.
The microsecond symbol in the logs is a useful tool for debugging processes and understanding the timing of events.
In Elixir, processes are identified by their PIDs, which are globally unique and can be used to send messages to specific processes.
The self function in Elixir returns the current process ID, which can be used to send messages to the current process.
The spawn function in Elixir is used to start a new process, and can be used to create a new process to handle a specific task.
The receive function in Elixir is used to wait for a message from another process, and can be used to implement a receive loop in a process.

ElixirConf 2023 - Jason Stiebs - A LiveView is a Process

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