Monthly Archives: August 2009

Wanted: a portable mutex and atomic refcount

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Josh

upb needs to have some lightweight thread-aware behavior. I’m leaving most synchronization up to users (individual messages will not be thread-safe), but there are a few central structures I need to make thread-safe and reference-counted. I need only the tiniest … Continue reading →

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Wanted: a mailing list reader website

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Josh

There is tons of interesting discussion that happens on technical mailing lists. Mailing lists are the best snapshot of the state of a software project; they capture what current users are trying to do, where they’re succeeding, where they’re running … Continue reading →

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