Subj : Re: MT server side app book advice
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Maciej Sobczak
Date : Tue May 24 2005 06:20 pm

Uenal Mutlu wrote:

>>>I'd start with Programming with POSIX(R) Threads by David R. Butenhof
>>>(ISBN: 0201633922).
> 
> I have not read his book, but I've participated in some discussions with
> the author in this newsgroup, and I'm afraid his views on thread programming
> are not uptodate

Hands down...

You see, the author of this book actually belongs to the narrow group of 
people who... define threading standards.

By stating that he is not up to date you probably put yourself in the 
same position as if you claimed that Bjarne Stroustrup is not up to date 
wrt C++.

Be prepared for a loooong list of responses.

> So, I believe you would much be disappointed of the book.

This book is a must-have. Well, it is POSIX-oriented (of course), but 
the book is of high value even under Windows.

The fact that you have not read it is a minor issue that is easy to fix 
(just read it). But by claiming that the book is bad *without* reading 
it first is... hands down.

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