Welcome Peter Buhr to C++ Threading proposal group

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

That sounds great! Welcome Peter!

We should also be able to convert the wonderful human resources that 
we have into real work. I think we're facing some sort of Otto engine 
problem: the power is there, but we need a kick to start the process.

As always, we should start by stating the goal. The goal is to produce 
a series of papers for the consumption of the C++ Standardisation 
Committee. The papers should provide a rigurous, precise definition of 
a memory model for multithreading (which, as we had agreed, will be a 
"port" from Java's memory model) that is suitable for translation to 
standardese language appropriate for putting in the Standard.

The second important point is the time frame. Our first product was 
finished by a very few of us and has had a smashing success to the 
committee. However, that success is much more indicative of the level 
of interest of the committee, than the quality of the paper. My 
suggestion is to produce an incrementally better paper every six 
months. The next committee meeting is in April - then October, etc.

I openly admit I lack the time resources to lead the effort, so let me 
at least try to raise awareness that there should be a leader who has 
the interest, motivation, and time resources to dedicate to the task. 
Anyone who thinks could lead, please let us know.


Cheers,

Andrei

Doug Lea wrote:
> Peter Buhr (CC'ed) tells me that he's finally tired of whining
> about C++ concurrency and ready to do something about it :-)
> 
> For those who don't know, Peter has been doing OO concurrent
> programming for about as long as I have (nearly 20 years?).  But he
> still knows a lot about C++, which I no longer do. So I'm pleased to
> have him help relieve my guilt about my not working on this since the
> initial proposal.
> 
> Peter: Please feel free to say anything.
> Others: Please feel free to catch Peter (and each other) up.
> 
> -Doug
>