Nikita Sobolev 6/7/2020

How async should have been

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The article analyzes the async/await paradigm in languages like Python, JavaScript, and Rust, criticizing the 'function color' problem it creates. It argues this leads to code duplication between sync and async versions and limits ecosystem support. The author proposes using functional abstractions and composition (like .map) as a potential alternative design to unify synchronous and asynchronous code.

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