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Subj : Re: Main thread going away but worker threads executing?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Ian
Date : Sat Jul 23 2005 12:06 pm

Duke Robillard wrote:
> 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.
> 
Yes to both, it's amazing how these arguments can do round in circles 
when the protagonists miss the other's point!

Ian

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