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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:30:28 +1000
From: Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
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On 28Aug2014 12:02, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
>Ervin Hegedüs <airween@gmail.com>:
>> at this time there is only one thread, as you wrote. I just try
>> to prepare it to higher load, when one thread will not enough...
>
>Threads are a necessary evil when dealing with blocking function calls,
>but evil they remain. [...snip...]

Feh. Threads are not evil. I wish people would not insist on this mantra.

Threads have a lot of potential to make managing your program harder if you 
don't exercise proper discipline. But if you pay attention and exercise care, 
they are a good approach for various circumstances, and far more lightweight 
than spawning distinct processes.

CHeers,
Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that
would also stop you from doing clever things.   - Doug Gwyn