threading

Marko Rauhamaa marko at pacujo.net
Thu Apr 10 16:44:42 EDT 2014


Rustom Mody <rustompmody at gmail.com>:

> What you are saying is that what the OS is doing, you can do better.
> Analogous to said C programmer saying that what (data structures) the
> python programmer can make he can do better.

I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you there.

I see the regular multithreaded approach as

 (1) oversimplification which makes it difficult to extend the design
     and handle all of the real-world contingencies

 (2) inviting race conditions carelessly--no mortal is immune.


Marko



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