On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Li Xiaolong <898310...@outlook.com> wrote:

> 3: the async function calls identically with sync functions, makes it hard
> to check out if the function is async without jumping to the definition.
> But OMP can easily be recognized.
>

Usually, async calls will be marked with `await`, which to me seems
somewhat easier to spot.

On the other hand it's true that the function call itself is just a
function call. One nice consequence is that you can call an async function
without immediately blocking and waiting for it to finish. For example,

    let p1 = start_download();    // start two things at once
    let p2 = start_query();
    let file = await p1;    // wait for results
    let result = await p2;

Is that possible with OMP syntax?

In your proposal, what would happen if you called an OMP async function
(one that ends with a `.return`) using `plain.method()` call syntax? What
if you call a sync function or method using OMP call syntax?

-j
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