Messages in this thread |  | | Date | 02 Sep 2000 19:21:00 +0200 | From | (Kai Henningsen) | Subject | Re: thread rant [semi-OT] |
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dmaas@dcine.com (Dan Maas) wrote on 02.09.00 in <020d01c014a9$f48d3fa0$0701a8c0@morph>:
> When people think of "multithreading," often they are just looking for a way > to extract more concurrency from their machine. You want all these > independent parts to be working on your task simultaneously. There are many > different mechanisms for achieveing this. Here we go...
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> In summary, when "multithreading" floats into your mind, think > "concurrency." Think very carefully about how you might simultaneously
Let me see if I get this right.
Some people say "threading" when they mean "performance", so we all should think "performance" when we hear "threading"?
Why am I not impressed by that logic?
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