> I think it's nice to do IPC properly for each platform you are targeting. There’s nothing inherently “proper” to using platform specific options, but perhaps

> I think it's nice to do IPC properly for each platform you are targeting. There’s nothing inherently “proper” to using platform specific options, but perhaps that’s not even the issue here. It’s a beginner tutorial. A “concise overview of various IPC techniques” with examples that “should compile anywhere a good Unix compiler is available.” What you’re talking about isn’t part of the mission.