Re:Why Continuations Are Coming to Java
by lilactown on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @12:57PM
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It depends on your perspective.
The OS one has more _requirements_ (the number of "it must do..." is much higher), which constrains it's design space much more. I think you can call that as "having more constraints" because it must meet more needs to be even viable as a solution.
The number of requirements for JVM threads is much lower, thus less constraining, allowing it more freedom to implement solutions that can meet its narrower window of features.
The OS one has more _requirements_ (the number of "it must do..." is much higher), which constrains it's design space much more. I think you can call that as "having more constraints" because it must meet more needs to be even viable as a solution.
The number of requirements for JVM threads is much lower, thus less constraining, allowing it more freedom to implement solutions that can meet its narrower window of features.