For many software developers, the differences between a mutex and a semaphore is murky at best. This post summarizes and links to several recent articles that clarify the situation.
Archive for September, 2009
Mutexes and Semaphores
Posted in Best practices on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Progress at OMG: Extensible and Dynamic Types
Posted in Future directions, Standards on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
DDS is popular, and addresses a number of important use cases that are not addressed by other specifications, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. The DDS community — including both customers and vendors — is active within the OMG to address additional areas in need of standardization. I thought I’d share one of those areas [...]