On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 6:51 PM Larry McVoy <lm@mcvoy.com> wrote:

Sometimes threads make sense, there they did not.

Right. The problem is too often people have a hammer and make everything a nail. Or they have an electric screwdriver and then try to use if for everything. The trick is to teach good taste and when certain solutions make more sense than others. Allocating a thread for every page being sent to disk, or needing 120 threads for a simple application -- somebody missed the boat.

Funny, used to deliver nails in kegs. Hit with a hammer - wood fastened. Somebody develops a screw system. A 'better fastener.' Indeed it does work great for >>some jobs<< but not all. Frankly that sucks for framing. What do you see at any real job site. Not screws but a pneumatic hammer and nail cartridges? Changed the deliver system from key and forcing somebody to swing the hammer.

Lesson learned to use the proper tool or update the tool if the >>technique<< is the right one.

Kids these days ... get off my lawn...

Clem