Subj : Main thread going away but worker threads executing?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Kev
Date : Mon Jul 18 2005 11:52 am


I've noticed that in a managed environment (such as C#), even if the main 
thread that spawns worker threads dies, the worker threads themselves 
continue to execute until they reach completion.

Example:
    Main Thread
          Start Thread 0
          Start Thread 1
          Start Thread 2
          End Main Thread immediately without waiting on Threads 0,1,2


Does the same thing happen in unmanaged environments such as C and C++? If 
yes, is there any difference in the basic treatment of threads between 
unmanaged and managed environments at all?

I have been under the impression that this behavior is expected in C# but 
that the opposite is true in C. (If the main thread dies, everything dies.)

Thanks in advance!
Kevin

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