Abstract: Condition variables and mutexes are synchronization mechanisms defined in the POSIX Pthreads specification and there are several implementations that address these requirements. Applications ...

It’s a familiar moment in math class—students are asked to solve a problem, and some jump in confidently while others freeze, unsure where to begin. When students don’t yet have a clear mental model ...

It is virtually a rite of passage for C programmers to realize that they can write their own cooperative multitasking system. C is low-level enough, and there are several ways to approach the problem, ...

There is a race condition problem that results in a deadlock, which seems to take its way somewhere back to the em_proxying_queue / em_task_queue rewrite of the proxying mechanism that @tlively landed ...

ABSTRACT: Microservices have revolutionized traditional software architecture. While monolithic designs continue to be common, particularly in legacy applications, there is a growing trend towards the ...

Abstract: This article finds that existing mutex locks suffer from throughput collapses or latency collapses, or both, in the oversubscribed scenarios where applications create more threads than the ...

What are your career goals this year and for 2025? Do you want to work fully remotely? Looking to make more money and build your side hustle or freelance business? Hoping to climb the ladder in your ...

Issues with proprietary RTOS APIs. How does the POSIX pthread API stack up against proprietary APIs? Thread creation in POSIX. However, each proprietary API impedes embedded development by requiring ...

Black mothers with a trial of labor are 25 percent more likely to deliver by C-section than non-Hispanic White mothers. The gap is largest among mothers with the lowest risk and is reduced by only one ...