[BitPirate]

The EEVDF scheduling algorithm is also a good example. Designed back in 1995 and it's the default process scheduler of Linux now.

[throwaway2037]

I never heard about this before your post.

Wiki tells me: <<Earliest eligible virtual deadline first (EEVDF) is a dynamic priority proportional share scheduling algorithm for soft real-time systems.>>

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earliest_eligible_virtual_dead...