Re: AMIGA will use Linux, but Linux has several

Bill Huey (billh@mag.ucsd.edu)
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:07:17 -0700 (PDT)


> Threads mean lots of asynchronous behaviour. Asynchronous behaviour means major
> testing problems. The asynchronous behaviour in select based servers is much more
> limited, so their testability is much better. I can cook up simple servers based on

It's simple for folks the use an OO kit and it abstractions that allow for simple and easy
object instantiation and synchronization.

> my event library in a few hours, and they run reliably. A threaded application
> couldn't be tested well in that time.

OO folks just override a method and get something going with even less time since
sockets are abstract in stream primitives.

It's very a pluggable and fun to use such kits.

> Steve

bill

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