Advantage of std::thread over pthread in C++ [duplicate]

Question

I have seen code that uses pthread to write multi-threaded programs in C++ and other codes that use the std::thread library. What is the advantage of using the thread library instead of pthread?

Answer 1

There are multiple adavantages. Listing those, not neccessarily in the order of importance.

1. It is cross-platform. For instance, pthreads library by default is not available on Windows. Using thread guarantees that available implementation will be used.
2. C++ threads enforce proper behaviour. For instance, an attempt to destruct a handle of not-joined, not-detached thread causes a program to abort. This is a very good thing, as it makes people aware of what they are doing.
3. C++ threads are fully incorporated into C++ as a language. No longer you have to resort to allocating your arguments in some sort of struct and passing address of this struct as a void* to your pthread routine. By using variadic templates, C++ thread library allows you to provide any number of arguments you want to your thread start routine, and does type check for you.
4. C++ threads have a nice set of surrounding classes, such as promise. Now you can actually throw exceptions from your threads without causing the whole program to crash!