Pthreads in Visual C++

Question

I\'m experimenting with multithreading in Windows and was wondering whether I should

• use Win32 API
• use POSIX Threads for Windows

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Answer 1

1. Use Boost Threads. When C++0x comes along, we will have std::threads. Boost threads has the closest implementation to std threads.

2. else use pthreads. Pthreads is second closest to std::threads, and formed the main basis of std threads and boost threads.

3. else do windows threading directly. You can still learn how threads work, and form a mental model of things. It just tends to use synchronization primitives that are a bit non-standard.