Re: what do you actually use threads for?

[Joe Strout <joe at inspiringapps dot com>]

On Jan 30, 2008, at 12:39 PM, James Sentman wrote:

> So what you're telling me is that at some point over the last 6 or 7
> years Threads got all fixed up wonderfully and I can actually consider
> them a tool I can use now ;)

Yes.

> OK I will do that! It used to be that if you touched the interface  
> from a thread horrid things would happen...  I shall have to  
> experiment!

No horrid things happen any more; RB's thread model is quite robust,  
and far safer than preemptive threads could ever be.  (Though I do  
understand why people would want preemptive threads on rare occasions.)

Best,
- Joe

--
Joe Strout
Inspiring Applications, Inc.
http://www.InspiringApps.com



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