[jdev] xmppony 0.1 is released!

[Dirk Meyer]

Anaël Verrier wrote:
> I don't understand why people do not like threads :'(

Because you get race conditions

>From one of your other mails:
> Gajim uses non-blocking sockets to not have to use threads. I do not
> think only it is necessary to neglect the use of threads just to not
> have to be bored with, especially at the hour of the processors
> multi-cores.

Python does not benefit from multi-cores when using threads. The
interpreter lock makes multi-core useless unless you are in a C module
and release the lock. Gajim will not benefit from threads at all.


Dirk

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