[Javascript] Javascript and threads

[twlewis at SoftHome.net]

Thanks David, you have given me some key terms to research.


> On 28/05/07, twlewis at softhome.net <twlewis at softhome.net> wrote:
>> Can threads be implemented in Javascript (such as nsIThread)?
>
> That depends a little bit on what you mean by a "thread". If you mean
> OS level threads, for utilising maximum CPU, then no. If you mean
> concurrency through cooperative threading of a program running in a
> single OS thread, then yes. There are a number of different solutions
> to cooperative threading, most utilising a task queue and some form of
> trampoline using either exceptions, timers or an indefinite loop.
> --
> David "liorean" Andersson
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