Re: [boost] [coroutine2] Difference between coroutine and coroutine2

Subject: Re: [boost] [coroutine2] Difference between coroutine and coroutine2
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-06-22 13:13:54

Le 22/06/15 11:10, Rob Stewart a écrit :
> On June 22, 2015 4:41:05 AM EDT, Oliver Kowalke <oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> 2015-06-22 10:29 GMT+02:00 Rob Stewart <rob.stewart_at_[hidden]>:
>>
>>> If there's only one kind of coroutine in coroutine2, why isn't it
>> just
>>> named "coroutine"?
>> asymmetric_coroutine<> describes the coroutine type (assymetric
>> transfer of
>> execution control),
> With only one kind, the documentation already describes how it behaves. Having asymmetric_coroutine suggests other variations are expected in the future.
>
>> but coroutine.hpp contains:
>>
>> template< typename T >
>> using coroutine = asymmetric_coroutine< T >;
>>
>> so you could use coroutine<> if desired.
> If you think asymmetric_coroutine is necessary, and clearly I do not, you should reverse those. That is, asymmetric_coroutine should be the alias.
>
I don't agree. asymmetric_coroutine is the correct term. This let us to 
add again symmetric_coroutine if the need comeback.

Vicente