Re: [boost] Boost.Threads - name of the "thread" type

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-21 21:18:34

At 09:56 PM 6/21/2001, Greg Colvin wrote:

 >> Which would people prefer, and why?
 >>
 >>     The id/handle/pointer/link copyable semantics?
 >
 >Yes please.

Why?  Do you see a thread as different that a file, or do you think them 
similar and wish iostreams had chosen handle semantics?

It is OK with me to chose the handle semantics, but we will need clear 
rationale since it seems a bit unusual for C++.

--Beman