I immediately thought "Edward Lee" when I read the title. And sure...<p>His seminal paper "The problem with threads" [0] and others inspired [1] a lot.<p>Boy would I love to see what would have happened if he and Joe Armstrong would have collaborated...<p>[0] <a href="https://ptolemy.berkeley.edu/publications/papers/06/problemwithThreads/" rel="nofollow">https://ptolemy.berkeley.edu/publications/papers/06/problemw...</a><p>[1] <a href="https://edms.etas.com/" rel="nofollow">https://edms.etas.com/</a>