Re:Threads Are a Bad Idea for Most Purposes (1995) [pdf]
by Bjartr on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:50PM
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> That depends how you define "work".
I don't disagree with what you've said, I just wanted to chime in that in the context of the conversation to this point the definition is something in the ballpark of "are available cross-platform without jumping through hoops".
Re:Threads Are a Bad Idea for Most Purposes (1995) [pdf]
by brlewis on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:55PM
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I was replying in the context of "This paper came at a time when threads were really painful to work with," which seemed to imply that they're no longer really painful to work with.
I don't disagree with what you've said, I just wanted to chime in that in the context of the conversation to this point the definition is something in the ballpark of "are available cross-platform without jumping through hoops".