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Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Fiber review January 6-15
From: Nat Goodspeed (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-01-08 10:20:02


On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Hartmut Kaiser <hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> One of the main questions arising for me when looking through the code is
> why doesn't the fiber class expose the same API as std::thread (or
> boost::thread for that matter)? This would make using fibers so much more
> usable, even more as the rest of the library was aligned with the C++11
> standard library.

To the best of my knowledge, Oliver is indeed trying to mimic the
std::thread API. It would be very helpful if you would point out the
deltas that you find distressing.


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