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What's 8sync?

8sync (pronounced "eight-sync") is an asynchronous programming
library for GNU Guile. Based on the actor model, it makes use of
delimited continuations to avoid a mess of callbacks resulting in
clean, easy to read non-blocking code.

8sync also aims to be batteries included. Ever wanted to make your
own IRC bot? Here's a real example taken straight from the
tutorial.

(define-class <my-irc-bot> (<irc-bot>)) (define-method (handle-line (
irc-bot <my-irc-bot>) message speaker channel line emote?) (define 
my-name (irc-bot-username irc-bot)) (define (looks-like-me? str) (or 
(equal? str my-name) (equal? str (string-concatenate (list my-name 
":"))))) (match (string-split line #\space) (((? looks-like-me? _) 
action action-args ...) (match action ;; The classic botsnack! (
"botsnack" (<- (actor-id irc-bot) &apos;send-line channel "Yippie!
*does a dance!*")) ;; Return greeting ((or "hello" "hello!" "hello." 
"hi" "hi!") (<- (actor-id irc-bot) &apos;send-line channel (format #f
"Oh hi ~a!" speaker))) ;; Default (_ (<- (actor-id irc-bot) &apos;
send-line channel "*stupid puppy look*"))))))

8sync is alpha software, but with a promising future. Read more on
8sync&apos;s core ideas. Now&apos;s a great time to get involved in
shaping the future of 8sync. Join us!

<@>https://archive.org/download/feb_2017-live_network_coding_8sync/
live_network_coding_8sync.mp4video/mp4

Watch 8sync in action through live hacking a multiplayer game! Or
watch the FOSDEM edition of this talk!

News!

  * 8sync 0.4.2 "FOSDEM Edition" released, plus videos!
    Sat 18 March 2017
  * guile-8sync now available in Guix!
    Mon 09 January 2017
  * 8sync 0.4.1 bugfix released
    Sun 08 January 2017
  * 8sync 0.4 released
    Sun 08 January 2017
  * 8sync and Fibers, together at last!
    Sun 08 January 2017
  * 8sync 0.3 released
    Mon 19 December 2016
  * 8sync 0.2 released, and the future of 8sync
    Mon 05 December 2016
  * 8sync participates in the Lisp Game Jam with Mudsync
    Wed 11 May 2016
  * 8sync 0.1 released
    Fri 22 April 2016
  * (display "Hello, World!")
    Tue 12 April 2016

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