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@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ parameterised handlers which are a slight variation of deep handlers.
From the perspective of programmers first-class control is a valuable
programming feature because it enables them to implement their own
control idioms as if they were native to the programming
language. More important with first-class control programmer-defined
language. More important, with first-class control programmer-defined
control idioms are local phenomena which can be encapsulated in a
library such that the rest of the program does not need to be made
aware of their existence. Conversely, without first-class control some
@@ -417,23 +417,25 @@ control mechanism rather than having to implement and maintain
individual runtime support for each control idiom of the source
language.
% From either perspective first-class control adds value to a
% programming language regardless of whether it is featured in the
% source language.
% \subsection{Flavours of control}
% \paragraph{Undelimited control}
% \paragraph{Delimited control}
% \paragraph{Composable control}
\subsection{Why effect handlers matter}
\dhil{Something about structured programming with delimited control}
\section{State of effectful programming}
Programming with effects can be done in basically three different
ways: 1) usage of builtin effects, 2) simulation via global program
transformations, or 3) simulation via control effects.
%
In this section I will provide a brief programming perspective on the
various approaches to programming with effects. We will look at each
approach through the lens of a singular effect, namely, global mutable
state.
In this section I will provide a brief programming perspective on
different approaches to programming with effects along with an
informal introduction to the related concepts. We will look at each
approach through the lens of global mutable state --- which is quite
possibly the most well-known effect.
% how
% effectful programming has evolved as well as providing an informal
@@ -454,8 +456,7 @@ state.
We can realise stateful behaviour by either using language-supported
state primitives, globally structure our program to follow a certain
style, or use first-class control in the form of delimited control to
simulate state. As for simulating state with control effects we
consider only delimited control, because undelimited control is
simulate state. We do not consider undelimited control, because it is
insufficient to express mutable state~\cite{FriedmanS00}.
% Programming in its infancy was effectful as the idea of first-class
% control was conceived already during the design of the programming