Promises are a hack designed to sell backwards compatibility and the illusion of a comfortable transition.
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@wycats We’re trying to Greenspun an entirely new computation model on top of a 1960s-era state machine. -
@raganwald I'm not a huge fan of Tech Originalism. Is there a better argument than assuming away evolution? -
@wycats What does THAT mean? -
@raganwald Just because something was created in the 1960s to do something doesn't mean it can't slowly evolve to do something else. -
@wycats Lots of great things were invented in the 1960s, and they do evolve, and they are still great. -
@raganwald@wycats and the conclusion is?#following -
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