Re^11: Is it worth using Monads in Perl ? and what the Monads are ?

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An interesting aside arises from working my way through your links on STM. From section 4.4 of STM.pdf:

Like high-level languages, transactional memory does not banish bugs altogether; for example, two threads can easily deadlock if each awaits some communication from the other.

The oft-quoted problem with lock-based shared state is the deadlock problem. I was under the impression that STM was the cure for this. I'm disappointed to discover that's not the case.

See, you gotta look under the covers :)

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Re^12: Is it worth using Monads in Perl ? and what the Monads are ? by gaal (Parson) on Jun 15, 2007 at 21:56 UTC
There is no silver bullet. But sometimes you can pick up a better stick.	[reply]
Re^13: Is it worth using Monads in Perl ? and what the Monads are ? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 15, 2007 at 22:26 UTC
I guess we'll have to wait until we get a threaded Perl 6, to see if it is a better stick, away from the strictly type checked, monadic world. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]

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