The Problem with Threads is a paper written by the Edward A. Lee, the Chair of EE @ University of California at Berkeley

I especially liked one line from his conclusion,

Concurrent programming models can be constructed that are much more predictable and understandable than threads. They are based on a very simple principle: deterministic ends should be accomplished with deterministic means.

Until that day comes, we will still muddle along with pthreads. Once again, threads in Windows is a pain!

( Well not really a pain, just why do they have to be different ? )