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What would a language primitive for "dataflow" look like, and what would it offer over an implementation as a library?
by giornogiovanna 8y ago
What would a language primitive for "dataflow" look like, and what would it offer over an implementation as a library?
- spinningslate 8y agoThere are a few things, nicely covered in "Concepts, Techniques and Models of Computer Programming" by Van Roy and Heridi [0]. Briefly: 1. First-class dataflow variables 2. Syntax for creating flows (c/f pipe in *nix shell) 3. Transparent parallelisation All of these things exist in libraries of various sorts, but can feel cumbersome compared to native syntax. [0] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/concepts-techniques-and-models-computer-programming https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/concepts-techniques-and-model...
- nikofeyn 8y agoa wire.