Re: Serial, concurrent, parallel

Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

Can anyone suggest a simpler "real world" problem to promote these
"situations/scenarios"?

Yes, good cooks do it all the time.:

Put the kettle on to boil water because you can't do anything until you
have boiling water.  Work out what is going to take longest to cook
(potatoes) and put them on first.  Cut up the meat and fry it while the
potatoes cook but as soon as it is in the frying pan, put a saucepan of
water on the hob to bring it to the boil.

While the water is coming to the boil, start cutting up the green
vegetables.so they are ready when the water boils.  With 10 minutes to
go, put in the vegetables and, with luck, the whole meal will be ready
to serve at the same time.

I had a friend who used to cook serially.  Her fried eggs had been
sitting cold and rubbery for 15 minutes by the time the bacon was ready.
For a while she cooked for a lodger - on one occasion he sneaked out and
bought himself some fish and chips, ate them in his room and went to
bed.  She was very upset when she called him down for his evening meal
and found he wasn't hungry and had been asleep for over half an hour.


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