skaller wrote:

> The correct way to do this is one pthread per CPU (called a
> worker thread) and use fibres (synchronous threads) within
> those pthreads. Then you will need a thread for I/O.
> 
> You really should use Felix.

I'm pushing for Ocaml on this project. If that doesn't fit
the bill there are others in the team pushing for Erlang.

> If you don't need performance .. why did you mention using
> multiple cores? One core will do.

I'm trying to optimize performance of lots of small sub-processes
which are likely to block on I/O. I'm therefore trying to start
as many as possible simultaneously rather than run them one by
one serially.

> Felix runs on Win32 using any C++ compiler, including MSVC++
> and uses the native Win32 API. It's currently not only
> the logical choice for high performance high level asynchronous
> programming .. its also the ONLY choice

I have been led to believe that Erlang also fits the bill.

> unless you count C++ as 'high level' :)

I call C++ a curse on programmers everywhere; the language
that has enabled and encouraged more stupidity and bad software 
design than any other programming language ever.

Erik
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