Yo, concurrency is when your code *can* handle multiple things kinda-sorta at once, but not literally at the same time. It’s like chatting with two friends in separate tabs—you’re switching fast, not talking to both at once.
Parallelism is when you actually do stuff at the same time, like multicore CPUs splitting work.
And yeah, apps use this heaps! Ever noticed how your browser loads images while you type? That’s concurrency in action. Mozilla’s MDN has a solid breakdown if you wanna dive deeper.
Parallelism is when you actually do stuff at the same time, like multicore CPUs splitting work.
And yeah, apps use this heaps! Ever noticed how your browser loads images while you type? That’s concurrency in action. Mozilla’s MDN has a solid breakdown if you wanna dive deeper.