33 points | by sourdecor 11 hours ago ago
5 comments
This looks kind of outdated, especially since we are on C++23 as latest approved standard, and co-routines would be a better approach since C++20.
Also how is the supposed Swift rewrite going on?
You're in luck: https://github.com/apple/foundationdb/blob/main/design/corou...
Just because coroutines exist doesn’t mean everything should use them for concurrency.
Why would it be better? It’s pretty easy to set up threads in general.
A previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191763
Thanks! Macroexpanded:
Flow: Actor-based language for C++, used by FoundationDB - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191763 - Dec 2025 (53 comments)
This looks kind of outdated, especially since we are on C++23 as latest approved standard, and co-routines would be a better approach since C++20.
Also how is the supposed Swift rewrite going on?
You're in luck: https://github.com/apple/foundationdb/blob/main/design/corou...
Just because coroutines exist doesn’t mean everything should use them for concurrency.
Why would it be better? It’s pretty easy to set up threads in general.
A previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191763
Thanks! Macroexpanded:
Flow: Actor-based language for C++, used by FoundationDB - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191763 - Dec 2025 (53 comments)