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https://old.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oujfmi/mutexes_suck_a_love_letter_to_stm/nou6o4h/ https://old.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oujfmi/mutexes_su... app
by internet_points 11mo ago
https://old.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oujfmi/mutexes_suck_a_love_letter_to_stm/nou6o4h/ https://old.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oujfmi/mutexes_su... apparently "optimistic" glosses over some details
- yencabulator 11mo agoFrom the link: > That ensures a function can't run forever if it's already clear it can't finish without a conflict. That just makes them bail out quicker, it doesn't help them ever succeed.