The Art of Forking: Unlocking Scalability in Ruby | Closer to Code

The journey towards efficient parallelization in library development has often been based on using threads. As Karafka celebrates its eighth anniversary, it's become clear that while threads have served us well for many tasks, there's room to explore further. That's why I've decided to introduce forking capabilities into Karafka, aiming to offer another dimension of parallelization to its users. This move isn't about replacing threads but about providing options to cover a broader spectrum of use cases than before.For those who wonder what Karafka is, Karafka is a Ruby and Rails multi-threaded efficient Kafka processing framework designed for building efficient and scalable message processing applications.