Jarkko Hietaniemi wrote:
> Being multithreaded is not difficult, impossible, or bad as such.
> It's the make-believe that we can make all data automagically both
> shared and safe that is folly. Data sharing (also known as code
> synchronization) should be explicit; explicitly controlled by the
> programmer.
Exactly. The intention behind the proposal to do auto-locking is
praiseworth - to make the programmers life easier. However, the
suggested solution is more akin to killing him with kindness.
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Alan Burlison
