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Well, "fiber" is just the API's name for a user thread. Calling it a "marketing term" seems unfair -- it is just a piece of technical jargon.
by neilc 18y ago
Well, "fiber" is just the API's name for a user thread. Calling it a "marketing term" seems unfair -- it is just a piece of technical jargon.
- pmorici 18y agoIf it's just an API term then why don't they just call it a "user thread"? Microsoft calls other wise standard things by different names to make people who don't know any better think that their skill only applys to Microsoft products. ie: Microsoft calls their implementation of a LDAP server "Active Directory" even though they are essentially the same thing. It's not a question of fairness it's a question of facts. You're the one reading it with a negative connotation that implies unfairness.
- neilc 18y agoIf it's just an API term then why don't they just call it a "user thread"? Because that might be confused with other user thread implementations? It is also significantly more awkward than "fiber". Microsoft calls their implementation of a LDAP server "Active Directory" even though they are essentially the same thing. Not really; AD does a lot more than just LDAP (e.g. Kerberos, DNS).