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Re:Show HN: Async/await alternative by bbcbasic on Monday October 31, 2016 @02:30AM (#12834676)
Looked at the deasync that this is based on, and it looks like they are trying to reinvent threads? Seems ironic to me.
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Re:Show HN: Async/await alternative by jjnoakes on Monday October 31, 2016 @08:25AM (#12836078)
Why do you think they are trying to reinvent threads? Looks to me like it is a basic nested event loop.
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Re:Show HN: Async/await alternative by bbcbasic on Monday October 31, 2016 @05:08PM (#12840941)
It pauses execution of a stack when it is blocked allowing other stacks to execute.
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