found this snippet today and decided to share it with the list. every once in a while a look at how "the rest of the world" does things is beneficial :)
"I don't know about you, but every time I have to program with threads and shared resources, I want to remove my face incrementally with a salad fork. Locks, mutexes, the synchronized keyword; all of these things can strike fear into the heart of a green developer. Most seasoned developers just fall into a rut of depression when it's time for multi-threading. Developers like me simply talk our way out of it. It's easier than thinking." full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/28/sun_dziuba_tm/
