From: pete@versatilecoding.com   
      
   On 2011-10-15 18:34:00 +0000, Alexander Terekhov said:   
      
   > Pete Becker wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >> That's why most programmers should stick to sequentially consistent   
   >> program models. They're easier to analyze and easier to get right.   
   > The real world runs on multiprocessors that are NOT sequentially   
   > consistent and programmers should understand memory models in the most   
   > relaxed form as a basic programming skill, I think.   
      
   Maybe next year.    
      
   More generally, most programmers should not be writing multi-threaded   
   programs. And many of the multi-threaded programs that they will write won't   
   benefit from having multiple threads. Threads themselves are an advanced   
   language feature, and relaxed    
   memory models are an advanced feature of threads. Programmers should be   
   cautious about venturing into these areas. Most simply don't know enough to do   
   it well.   
      
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   Pete   
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