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1. Any function that keeps an internal state needs thread safety

Reply to DaveJ (Original post)

Sat Jun 15, 2013, 03:11 PM

Jun 2013

And that's a surprising number of functions. Check the documentation; they'll usually say if they are re-entrant or not. If not, you have to write your own semaphore.

What platform are you on? Linux processes are actually "threads".

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Do I need to worry about thread safe methods? [View all] DaveJ Jun 2013 OP

Any function that keeps an internal state needs thread safety Recursion Jun 2013 #1

I'm using C#/.Net DaveJ Jun 2013 #4

This is the importance of the static keyword Recursion Jun 2013 #7

This is exactly why you need to think about it. ManiacJoe Jun 2013 #9

Just because you don't create a thread doesn't mean they aren't created. jeff47 Jun 2013 #2

I'm aware that threads are created since there are multiple users DaveJ Jun 2013 #5

Pretty much any web platform will come with a good degree of thread safety. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #3

I agree. DaveJ Jun 2013 #6

Maybe its your boss's love of static methods. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #8