Subj : Re: [RFC] Boost.Threads on its way to C++0x
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Peter Dimov
Date : Fri Apr 29 2005 02:43 pm

Ben Hutchings wrote:
>
> The two thread constructors are a crime against type-safety.  Thread
> starter/joiners and identifiers should be separate types.

Why should starters/joiners be types? Why not functions returning/taking an 
id?

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