title: Will pthreads become obsolete once std:thread makes into C++Ox
body: <p>Obviously we will still maintain it, but how useful will it be, once the C++ standard guarantees is.</p>
  
  <p>What about synchronization primitives (Mutex, conditional variables) with advent of the new standard?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Do you consider pthread harder to master as opposed to std::thread?</strong></p>