Why wasn Boost.Threads modeled after (specific library name)?
Existing C++ libraries either seemed dangerous (often failing to take advantage of prior art to reduce errors) or had excessive dependencies on library components unrelated to threading. Existing C libraries couldn’t meet our C++ requirements, and were also missing certain features. For instance, the WIN32 thread API lacks condition variables, even though these are critical for the important Monitor pattern [SchmidtStalRohnertBuschmann].
