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> But you cited a whole bunch of languages that do dictate this I don't believe the language needs to dictate something. It might help, sure, but there's no re
by 15155 10y ago
> But you cited a whole bunch of languages that do dictate this
I don't believe the language needs to dictate something. It might help, sure, but there's no reason that is a requirement.
For the sake of compatibility, a blessed option should be offered.
The AIO situation today in Rust looks identical to Ruby, Python, and C++.
- pcwalton 10y agoNo, it doesn't. Basically all async I/O code in the Rust ecosystem uses mio. And eventually a standard interface will be offered. Just not before it's ready.
- 15155 10y agoBasically all async I/O code in the Ruby ecosystem uses EventMachine. That's not the point: more of an ecosystem is built around the stdlib's blocking I/O than mio. New projects everyday are built around things that will eventually be incompatible.