Virtual thread support? ("write async like sync")
Wondering whether Mojo will support writing async code like writing synchronous code, like Java's virtual threads. Hoping to avoid the "function coloring" problem introduced by
async/await.
See also https://www.infoworld.com/article/3678148/intro-to-virtual-threads-a-new-approach-to-java-concurrency.html.5 Replies
Two other PLs that seem to have solved the function colouring problem are Go and Zig: https://kristoff.it/blog/zig-colorblind-async-await/
It's also claimed that effect generics can also solve the function colouring problem (explained in this video: https://youtu.be/MTnIexTt9Dk?si=1e4admSCER06nn-c)
What is Zig's “Colorblind” Async/Await?
Loris Cro's Blog
Nice, thanks for the additional info @Heyitsmeguys !
I believe long term the concurrency model for mojo will look similar to a combination of python and swift. Chris Lattner wrote a manifesto of concurrency for swift that goes into his views more in depth.
https://gist.github.com/lattner/31ed37682ef1576b16bca1432ea9f782
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Proposal For An Actor System Based On Mojo by reid-spencer · Pull R...
This is currently a work in progress. There are no code changes, just a proposal written in the proposals section. This was pre-approved by Chris Lattner in a conversation in June 2023.
I will kee...