On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 6:14 AM, Floby <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've read that article too. > > It seems to me that async/wait is a more elegant approach than twisting > the yield semantics. > However I don't quite see how this differs from blocking I/O calls and > threads. > > These are cooperative threads, wihch were also an acceptable programming > model in the 60's > > Async/await doesn't block a thread. That's the point. It's *exactly* like node - other functions can resume and run within the same thread while another asynchronous action is being awaited. You could essentially rewrite all await code to use callbacks and have the exact same functionality - it just reduces code complexity. -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
