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Multi-threaded Programming Makes You Crazy?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the doing-it-better dept.

gduranceau writes "Help! My program deadlocks! I got several concurrent threads that write the same variable! Everything goes well on my mono processor but becomes an incredible mess on that 16 CPU monster! And of course, as soon as I add traces, problems disappear... Don't panic! Calm down and take a deep breath. "

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  1. Why all the negativism in the posts? by kclittle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Developing multithreaded is infact difficult, and any tool claiming to make it easier is worth looking at. If it works, these guys have done us all a favor. If it doesn't, at least they've made an attempt, and it may inspire others to do improve on it. Better tools are always welcome.

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    Generally, bash is superior to python in those environments where python is not installed.