On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Trygve Lie <[email protected]> wrote:

> JavaScript will probably never get threads. Douglas Crockford explains
> pretty nicely why JavaScript probably never will get threads in his
> Loopage talk (see ca from 20 min):
> http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/theater/video.php?v=crockford-loopage
>
> JavaScript are getting web-workers in newer browsers (and node.js):
> https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Using_web_workers
>
>
If you're interested, the Asana crew has added fibers to V8 for server-side
use.  Probably not what you're looking for, but still pretty fascinating
stuff.

http://asana.com/2010/10/adding-fibers-to-v8-efficiency-clarity-in-ssjs/

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