8 Jul
2004
8 Jul
'04
4:12 p.m.
Eric Niebler wrote:
Should we consider alternate designs only after the fixed scoped_lock has achieved wide acceptance? After it has been proposed for standardization? After it has been accepted? If you're talking about making breaking changes to the threading library (aren't you?), isn't the time to consider alternate designs now?
We _are_ considering alternate designs now. As part of this effort I asked:
This is certainly possible, but I don't see what the additional complexity buys us.