Exploring Processes
An Occam process is a fundamental unit of computation and concurrency. Processes, in their simpler forms, serve as building blocks for more complex ones. A process can either function as an application or form a part of a larger process.
An Occam process differs from an operating system process, which is an instance of an application executed by one or more threads. This is because, firstly, an Occam process forms part of an application rather than being a standalone application, and secondly, Occam isn’t dependent on an operating system but was designed to act as the operating system itself.
An Occam process is more akin to a statement in other programming languages, hence why Occam lacks traditional statements. This ...
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