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Re:Why we maintain desktop apps for OS X, Windows, and a web... by hollerith on Friday July 10, 2015 @01:36PM (#9865445)
So, you don't actually know anything about whether native apps block on IO? (I doubt they do on any modern version of Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS or Windows Phone.)
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Re:Why we maintain desktop apps for OS X, Windows, and a web... by BillinghamJ on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @03:32AM (#9928184)
Depends entirely on the developer. Most APIs support both non-blocking and blocking.
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