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Contrarian viewpoint…

In #Scala, IO does not exist because of “fibers” (green threads). Ditto for Java's “reactive” libraries. That was just the marketing brochure. You could have lived w/ blocking I/O, given that Linux+JVM can handle 10s of thousands of threads (1:1).

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Rui Batista
Rui Batista
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hmm interesting take. What do you think it’s the main driver then? FP, effect tracking?
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Alex Nedelcu
Alex Nedelcu
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@ragb Yes, FP, which really means "working with values" that's super powerful.

Also, the APIs are less error-prone and more productive, although they have a steeper learning curve.

@Rui Batista
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