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Edge of Concurrency with Matt Massicotte
Aug 4, 2023
Matt Massicotte from Chime discusses challenges faced migrating Async/Await and misconceptions with asynchronous programming. Topics include: limitations of Extension Kit, transitioning to Async systems, introducing concurrency to a stateful system, purpose of actors in protecting mutable state, and concurrency challenges in Swift.
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- The challenges faced in migrating to Async/Await and the importance of explicit dependencies to enforce order in stateful systems.
- The compatibility issues encountered when using older APIs with async/await and the need for improvements and updates to these APIs in future releases.
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Extension Kit Updates and Challenges
Despite some issues and lack of updates regarding Extension Kit, the speaker had hopes for improvements in this area. Extension Kit was introduced with no mention in the release and was expected to launch for iOS but got delayed. The presenter highlights the weirdness in adding it to macOS when most of its features were already feasible before. Although some portions of Extension Kit are available on iOS, they are not enough to be functional. The overall situation regarding Extension Kit has remained the same with no significant changes.
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