How can one create a thread in unix programming?
What is difference between forking and threading?
Is threading more useful than forking?
How can one create a thread in unix programming? What is difference between forking
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
How can one create a thread in unix programming?
What is difference between forking and threading?
Is threading more useful than forking?
One usually uses POSIX threads or some other technology wrapped by its API. Forking starts new processes, threading splits an existing process into pieces. Threading results in shared global state, which may or may not be useful given the specific circumstances.