The Old New Thing

Using fibers to simplify enumerators, part 3: Having it both ways

December 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 12/31/04

Raymond Chen

As we discovered in the previous two entries [second], the problem with enumeration is that somebody always loses. Now we will use fibers to fight back. Before you decide to use fibers in your programs, make sure to read the dire warnings at the end of this article. My goal here is to show one use of fibers, not to say that fibers are the ...