I am implementing multi-threaded scientific software, an so far it works quite well. But now I am told that thread-local storage is no longer supported by Julia. Well, it still works, even under Julia 1.12rc1, but i am told not to use it. What is the suggested alternative? Shell I replace @thread…

[image] ufechner7: So can I conclude that it is discouraged to use @threads in front of a for loop? At least the “good” example at Multi-Threading · The Julia Language is not using @threads any more but @spawn. No, it’s not explicitly discouraged, but using threadid() is. Note, though, that @…

No more 1st class support for Threads? [thread-local storage]

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giordano August 11, 2025, 7:22pm 3

This was widely advertised already over 2 years ago: PSA: Thread-local state is no longer recommended; Common misconceptions about threadid() and nthreads()

Consider using OhMyThreads.jl: Thread-Safe Storage · OhMyThreads.jl

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