The Problem with Threads

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May 2006 (vol. 39 no. 5)

pp. 33-42

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	Edward A. Lee, "The Problem with Threads," Computer, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 33-42, May, 2006.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MC.2006.180, author = {Edward A. Lee}, title = {The Problem with Threads}, journal ={Computer}, volume = {39}, number = {5}, issn = {0018-9162}, year = {2006}, pages = {33-42}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2006.180}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - Computer TI - The Problem with Threads IS - 5 SN - 0018-9162 SP33 EP42 EPD - 33-42 A1 - Edward A. Lee, PY - 2006 KW - Programming paradigms KW - Threads KW - Nondeterminism KW - Design patterns KW - Coordination languages VL - 39 JA - Computer ER -

Edward A. Lee, University of California, Berkeley

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2006.180

For concurrent programming to become mainstream, we must discard threads as a programming model. Nondeterminism should be judiciously and carefully introduced where needed, and it should be explicit in programs.

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Programming paradigms, Threads, Nondeterminism, Design patterns, Coordination languages

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Edward A. Lee, "The Problem with Threads," Computer, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 33-42, May 2006, doi:10.1109/MC.2006.180

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