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Published: Sep 24 2006 / 13:24

POSIX Asynchronous I/O
Used judiciously, asynchronous I/O (AIO) can provide a significant speed benefit, says David Chisnall. Perhaps enough to help your program overcome the fact that modern processors can really zoom, while hard drives still drag.
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