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“Delimited Continuations, Demystified” — Alexis King, ZuriHac 2023
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Alexis King on "Delimited Continuations, Demystified" @ZuriHac2023
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Advanced. Deep dive for people who know the field.
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Programming languagesComputer scienceHaskellLanguage design and type systemsFunctional programming
Alexis King explains the mechanics and intuition behind delimited continuations, demystifying how they work and how to use them.
Alexis is the author of Hackett, a language that attempts to combine the best aspects of Haskell and Racket. In the Haskell world, she is well known for her work around delimited continuations that she has been working on at Tweag. Introduced by Jasper Van der Jeugt. zfoh.ch/zurihac2023/ ost.ch/Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an exceptionally clear and accessible explanation of delimited continuations, a notoriously difficult concept in functional programming.