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just::thread C++0x Thread Library V1.3 Released
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
I am pleased to announce that version 1.3 of just::thread, our C++0x Thread Library has just been released.
This release is the first to feature support for the new std::async
function for starting asynchronous tasks. This provides a higher-level
interface for managing threads than is available with std::thread
,
and allows your code to easily take advantage of the available
hardware concurrency without excessive oversubscription.
This is also the first release to support 64-bit Windows.
The linux port is available for 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu linux, and takes full advantage of the C++0x support available from g++ 4.3 and g++ 4.4. The Windows port is available for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Purchase your copy and get started NOW.
As usual, existing customers are entitled to a free upgrade to V1.3 from all earlier versions.
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Happy New Year 2010
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
It's already five days into 2010, but I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year!
2009 was a good year for me. Back in January 2009, my
implementation of the C++0x
thread library went on sale, and sales have been growing
steadily since — there's a new version due out any day now,
with support for the new std::async
functions and
64-bit Windows. I
also presented
at the ACCU conference for the second year running and
completed the first draft
of my book.
It's also been a big year for the C++ community. The biggest change
is of course
that "Concepts"
were taken out of the C++0x draft since they were not ready. On
the concurrency front,
the proposal
for the new std::async
functions
was accepted,
std::unique_future
was renamed to
just std::future
and the destructor
of std::thread
was changed to
call std::terminate
rather than detach
if
the thread has not been joined or detached.
Popular articles
As is my custom, here's a list of the 10 most popular articles and blog entries from the Just Software Solutions website in 2009. The key difference from last year's list is the rise of the C++0x thread library stuff.
- Implementing
a Thread-Safe Queue using Condition Variables
A description of the issues around writing a thread-safe queue, with code. - Implementing
drop-down menus in pure CSS (no JavaScript)
How to implement drop-down menus in CSS in a cross-browser fashion (with a teensy bit of JavaScript for IE). - Deadlock
Detection with just::thread
This article describes how to use the special deadlock-detection mode of ourjust::thread
C++0x thread library to locate the cause of deadlocks. - 10
Years of Programming with POSIX Threads
A review of "Programming with POSIX Threads" by David Butenhof, 10 years after publication. - just::thread
C++0x Thread Library V1.0 Released
This is the release announcement for ourjust::thread
C++0x thread library. - Importing
an Existing Windows XP Installation into VirtualBox
This article describes how I recovered the hard disk of a dead laptop to run as a VM under VirtualBox. - Thread
Interruption in the Boost Thread Library
A description of the thread interruption feature of the Boost Thread library. - October
2008 C++ Standards Committee Mailing - New C++0x Working Paper, More
Concurrency Papers Approved
My summary of the October 2008 C++ committee mailing featuring the first feature-complete draft of the C++0x standard. - Multithreading
in C++0x part 1: Starting Threads
This is the first part of my series on the new C++0x thread library. Links to the remaining parts are at the end of the article. - Rvalue
References and Perfect Forwarding in C++0x
An introduction to the new rvalue reference feature of C++0x.
What's coming in 2010?
Will 2010 be even better than 2009? I hope so. There's a new
version
of just::thread
coming soon, and there's another ballot on the C++0x working draft
due in the spring. I'll also be presenting
at ACCU 2010 in April.
What are you looking forward to in 2010?
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