Re: Recommended way of doing concurrency with Boost

From: olk (oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-08-13 13:32:03

You could use boost::asio::spawn() (utilizes stackful coroutines).

Am Di., 13. Aug. 2024 um 12:20 Uhr schrieb Thomas Fowlery via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]>:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning to start working on a new Web3 project and I'm trying to
> decide how I should approach doing concurrency with C++ and Boost.
>
> It seems like using callback-passing style with Asio has been pretty
> popular historically. However, having worked with other modern languages
> with first-class async support, this feels a bit primitive.
>
> I've heard about C++20 coroutines and it seems like Boost has a library for
> it (Cobalt). However, it's relatively new, so I'm curious if anyone had
> experience with it and is it mature for production. I see that Asio also
> has coroutine support, so what's the difference?
>
> The third option I'm considering is using fibers. I like this option in
> principle because the resulting code is very clean and looks like normal
> synchronous code. However, I haven't seen many big examples/projects using
> Boost.Fiber with Boost.Asio. Is this something people are doing out in the
> wild? Does Asio support Fibers well?
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas
>
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