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Re:Was Rust Worth It? by fwip on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @08:55PM (#38020375)
Unison [1] has algebraic effects as a first-class feature. They call them "abilities" there. You can make async about as transparent/opaque as you want it. Docs on abilities in [2].

[1]: https://www.unison-lang.org/

[2]: https://www.unison-lang.org/learn/language-reference/abiliti...

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Re:Was Rust Worth It? by adastra22 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @11:04PM (#38021197)
Does anyone actually use unison in real life?
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Re:Was Rust Worth It? by fwip on Thursday October 26, 2023 @12:01PM (#38027472)
I don't know that anybody is running a company on it yet, no. They've got a couple big milestones coming down the pike, which might make it more attractive to people.
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