RE: [boost] Boost.Threads Locking Delima

From: Darryl Green (green_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-19 20:11:00

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Becker [mailto:petebecker_at_[hidden]]
> 
> Writing robust, fast multi-threaded applications requires 
> expert design and 
> expert implementation oversight.

Yes. And surely tools (including libraries) to make the translation from
design to implementation easier are good.

> The target audience for a threading 
> library should be experts, not newbies.

No. Even ignoring the cases where newbies will be diving in without
guidance, it is still extremely useful if the library provides a framework
that prevents at least some implementation mistakes. It is also helpful if
if it just makes mistakes easier to find in a code review or, horror of
horrors, in maintenance.

Darryl Green.