query regarding threads

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if (e.g) we have one thread, what will thread do? and can we execute the code outside the thread?

Lastly, which low-level OS specific functions are used to implement std::thread/boost::thread/pthread in Windows and what is more flexible and more simpler: low-level functions or classes.

Posted 27-Dec-15 0:07am

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nv3 · Answer 1 · 2015-12-27T00:42:00

Every process starts with a single thread. So what there is no way to execute any code outside a thread. You always have at least one thread. And in the times before multi-thread was introduced, the entire program ran in that single thread, which is sometimes called the default thread or the main thread.

As for the Windows functions: Google is your friend! It's easy to look them up in the Windows API.

The question of using a class library or low-level function: In most practical cases you will be using a class library, for instance boost. This prevents you from making common mistakes (which are easily to be made in such a complicated subjects). Very rarely do you need to resort to the low-level functions, because you want to do somethings the class library is not able to do. In such cases you however give up the easy portability of your code, which is a great plus when using a good class library.