# Back to the Basics. Threads.

DevFeed: [Back to the Basics. Threads.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/back-to-the-basics-threads-38706.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dataengineeringcentral.substack.com/p/back-to-the-basics-threads>)

Author: Daniel Beach

Published: 2026-09-14T12:19:11Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Data Engineering Central](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/data-engineering-central.md>)

Topics: [Concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrency.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Concurrent Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrent-programming.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/concurrency.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [threads](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threads.md>)

## AI overview

An introductory, applied discussion of threads and concurrency, focusing on Rust and briefly recalling Python ProcessPools for parallel data and file processing.

## Source excerpt

staying grounded in an agentic world