Subj : Re: Main thread going away but worker threads executing? To : comp.programming.threads From : David Schwartz Date : Tue Jul 19 2005 05:55 am "Ian" wrote in message news:1121769041.10796@drone2-svc-skyt.qsi.net.nz... > David Schwartz wrote: >> "Ian" 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? No, you said it made the thread different. > main isn't any different form another thread, except for what happens when > you return. Right, so the thread is not different or special. The function is. DS .