Subj : Re: Main thread going away but worker threads executing?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Duke Robillard
Date : Fri Jul 22 2005 01:08 pm

Ian wrote:

> Isn't that what I said?
> 
> main isn't any different form another thread, except for what happens 
> when you return.

"main()" isn't a thread, it's a function.  That's what DS is
trying to point out, I think.

Of course, main() is being run by a thread, and you might argue
that thread is special because it's the only one running the main
function.  Or, you could claim that's not really something special
about the thread itself, just the stack it's using.

Duke

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