[Development] The future of QFuture, and QtConcurrent (was "Is QtConcurrent's code generator still in use?")

[Tony Van Eerd]

Yes, that is what I meant to imply.  Don't wait, but look at what is currently on the table, either for ideas, or to add ideas to.

Implementing something that works is a great way to influence the standard.



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> From: development-bounces+tvaneerd=rim.com at qt-project.org
> [mailto:development-bounces+tvaneerd=rim.com at qt-project.org] On Behalf
> Of Thiago Macieira
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:58 PM
> To: development at qt-project.org
> Subject: Re: [Development] The future of QFuture, and QtConcurrent (was
> "Is QtConcurrent's code generator still in use?")
> 
> On sexta-feira, 16 de novembro de 2012 23.46.32, Tony Van Eerd wrote:
> > C++1y (ie whatever the next standard might be called) will likely
> have even
> > more threading options. Including an "executor" model where you queue
> up
> > std::functions to be run on background thread(s).  But the background
> > threading is "configurable" by the fact that the executor object
> isn't
> > completely hidden from you (like it is with std::async(), etc).
> >
> > Maybe we should model something along those lines.  I've used that
> model
> > quite successfully in the past.
> >
> > I can probably find the current proposal(s) in the standards
> committee if
> > anyone is interested.
> 
> We can't wait for C++1y, but we should instead try and influence it by
> designing something nice.
> 
> --
> Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
>   Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center

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