I’ve also wanted parallelism in PHP for a long time.
Especially the kind of parallelism that works together with concurrent I/O. That’s when it becomes truly useful, not just a toy.
Asynchrony will always be a complex tool because of the number of states involved. That’s true. But if it’s made convenient and used properly, it becomes enjoyable to work with.
I’ve also wanted parallelism in PHP for a long time. Especially the kind of parallelism that works together with concurrent I/O. That’s when it becomes truly useful, not just a toy.
Asynchrony will always be a complex tool because of the number of states involved. That’s true. But if it’s made convenient and used properly, it becomes enjoyable to work with.