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Re:Project Loom: Fibers and Continuations for the Java Virtu... by wtetzner on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @02:28PM (#15604110)
> when folks realized that OS-native threads are the way to go if you have them.

Well, it depends on what you're trying to do. Having the option of using either is preferable.

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Re:Project Loom: Fibers and Continuations for the Java Virtu... by dullgiulio on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:20PM (#15605573)
Absolutely, especially if the lightweight threads are implemented on top of OS threads, which is not what was done with Green Threads.
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