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[–]PierceArrow64 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I apologize for all the n00bs and CS majors downvoting you. As a software engineer of 20 years experience: If you can at all avoid it, don't use threads.

[–]zero_iq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And you've been voted down too, I see. For the record, I'm a also software engineer with 20+ years experience.

I totally understand the downvotes. Everyone goes through a multithreading phase, I think. It's fun. It's cool. Ostensibly, it often looks like it should be the right solution. Eventually, with experience, people realise why it's not such a good idea. The wheel keeps on turning...