Linked list for single processor is a job for first year student. Linked list for multiprocessors with mutexes and locks is a PhD-level job. Linked list for m

Linked list for single processor is a job for first year student. Linked list for multiprocessors with mutexes and locks is a PhD-level job. Linked list for multiprocessors with STM is a job for first year student again. The quote is from one of Simon Peyton-Jones talks.