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Comment by xpe

9 days ago

Claim-1: the async versus sync distinction cannot be meaningfully dissolved at the programmer level.

Claim-2: async versus sync is a fundamental division in CS

Discuss amongst yourselves. I lean towards thinking both are probably true (P~70%, P~90%)

See: “What Color is Your Function?” by Bob Nystrom (2015). https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-...

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