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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: OT: Windows (Was: Re: Open Source does not mean easily
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 02:36:01 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 15:56:46 -0000 (UTC), Muttley wrote:

> On 07 Jan 2025 15:54:48 GMT Nicolas George <nicolas$george@salle-s.org>
> wibbled:
>
>>I tried, and stopped trying using threads for I/O concurrency.
> 
> For some mad reason it seems to be the way to do it in Windows and also
> Java IIRC.

Remember the era: it was the 1990s, when threads were still a new thing to 
PC OSes, and they were considered the best way to do everything involving 
nondeterminism, including GUIs.