(Quite) a Few Words About Async

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PaulHoule · 5h ago

I don't think threads are that hard if you're in a language that provides the right tools and has relative few footguns (e.g. Java) In Python or C++ God help you.

Even in Java you have to stick to java.util.concurrent, avoid synchronized and use Executors whenever you can.

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(Quite) a Few Words About Async

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