There is a Better Future
Explore the limitations of std::future and discover a superior alternative in this code::dive 2018 conference talk. Delve into stlab::future, designed by Sean Parent and Felix Petriconi, which addresses the shortcomings of std::future and offers enhanced functionality. Learn about features beyond futures and continuations, including support for modeling graphs of single-threaded tasks. Examine Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) channels provided by the stlab library, enabling the creation of parallel-running graphs with multiple inputs and outputs. Gain insights into advanced concurrency concepts, assuming a basic understanding of threads, mutex, and locks. While helpful, familiarity with functional programming is not required to grasp the content of this informative one-hour session.