Subj : Re: [RFC] Boost.Threads on its way to C++0x
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Ben Hutchings
Date : Fri Apr 29 2005 07:48 pm

Peter Dimov wrote:
> 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? 

I wouldn't argue that starting and joining need to be combined in a
single class.  However thread joinability is a resource which had
better not be leaked.  Some kind of resource management is needed and
the non-default constructor of boost::thread provides RAII.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.

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