In the past several years, threads and events have been the "hot" way to structure applications. We compare the concepts of Events and Threads and review the strengths and weaknesses of each approach in implementing systems. Different models are reviewed in the contexts of Windows (APCs and Win32), OpenVMS (ASTs), and the multi-platform POSIX threads and similar event-based models (e.g. OSF X-Windows).

Performance, efficiency, reliability, and difficulty of implementation are examined, with examples from the speaker's extensive experience in the field.

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