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diff --git a/libraries/async/README b/libraries/async/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ac6579546a --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/async/README @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Async aims to make writing asyncronous processing easier. + +It provides a task-graph with interdependent tasks that communicate +using blocking channels, allowing to delay actual computations until +items are requested. +Tasks will automatically be distributed among 0 or more threads for +the actual computation. + +Even though the GIL effectively prevents true concurrency, operations +which block, such as file IO, can be sped up with it already. + +In conjuction with custom c extensions which release the GIL, true +concurrency can be obtained as well. |