Re:How Flow-Based Programming Could Save The Sanity Of Web D...
by wcummings on Friday August 23, 2013 @04:21PM
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>release something that uses this paradigm and let's me get something done and I'll use it
>This allows programmers to write individual functions that execute one step at a time, but route data between these functions asynchronously and concurrently
These concepts are not new. Concurrent programming is all about data pipelining, this is basically describing a gimped version of Erlang.. with pictures. The obvious practical advantages of a textual language make it laughable.
>This allows programmers to write individual functions that execute one step at a time, but route data between these functions asynchronously and concurrently
These concepts are not new. Concurrent programming is all about data pipelining, this is basically describing a gimped version of Erlang.. with pictures. The obvious practical advantages of a textual language make it laughable.
edit for clarity.