Subj : Re: Main thread going away but worker threads executing?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Ian
Date : Tue Jul 19 2005 11:30 pm

David Schwartz wrote:
> "Ian" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message 
> news:1121745342.877514@drone2-svc-skyt.qsi.net.nz...
> 
> 
>>Isn't the fact that returning from one thread calls exit while returning 
>>from another does not make it special?  If not special, then at least 
>>different :)
> 
> 
>     Returning from the thread does not call exit. Only returning from "main" 
> does, and this is true for any thread. Essentially, the code looks like 
> this:
> 
Isn't that what I said?

main isn't any different form another thread, except for what happens 
when you return.

Ian

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