Scheduling In Go : Part III - Concurrency

Although originally written in 2018, the following concepts remain essential for developers working with concurrency. This blogpost focuses on concurrency, distinguishing it from parallelism by defining it as “out of order” execution. It emphasizes the importance of understanding workload types—CPU bound (e.g., summing, sorting) and IO bound (e.g., file reading)—to assess when concurrency is appropriate. Through practical examples and benchmarks, it shows that parallelism boosts performance for CPU bound tasks, while concurrency alone benefits IO bound workloads. The post underscores that identifying workload type is key to applying concurrency effectively without added complexity.