Rust: Using Windows thread pool

Quick demo how to use Windows thread pool in Rust using windows crate.

Create new project

PS C:\> mkdir prj
PS C:\> cd prj
PS C:\> cargo new thread_pool_work

Edit Cargo.toml like below

Update src/main.rs

Run thread_pool_work

PS C:\prj\thread_pool_work> cargo run
   Compiling thread_pool_work v0.1.0 (C:\prj\thread_pool_work)
    Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.64s
     Running `target\debug\thread_pool_work.exe`
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Tags: Rust, Windows, thread pool

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