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Citation
Edward A. Lee. "The Problem with Threads". IEEE Computer, 39(5):33-42, May 2006.

Abstract
For concurrent programming to become mainstream, we must discard threads as a programming model. Nondeterminism should be judiciously and carefully introduced where needed, and it should be explicit in programs.

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  Edward A. Lee. "The Problem with Threads".
  <i>IEEE Computer</i>, 39(5):33-42, May 2006.

• BibTeX

  @article{Lee06_ProblemWithThreads,
      author = {Edward A. Lee},
      title = {The Problem with Threads},
      journal = {IEEE Computer},
      volume = {39},
      number = {5},
      pages = {33-42},
      month = {May},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {For concurrent programming to become mainstream,
                we must discard threads as a programming model.
                Nondeterminism should be judiciously and carefully
                introduced where needed, and it should be explicit
                in programs.},
      URL = {http://www.truststc.org/pubs/96.html}
  }
  

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