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[Duncan McGreggor <duncan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Caitlin Bestler
<Caitlin.Bestler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Duncan McGregor wrote:
>
>>Like so many things that are aesthetic in nature, the statement above is misleading. Using a callback, event-based, deferred/promise oriented system is hard for *some*. It is far, far easier for >others (myself included).
>
>>It's a matter of perception and personal preference.
>
> I would also agree that coding your application as a series of responses to events can produce code that is easier to understand and debug.
> And that would be a wonderful discussion if we were starting a new project.
>
> But I hope that nobody is suggesting that we rewrite all of OpenStack code away from eventlet pseudo-threading after the fact.
> Personally I think it was the wrong decision, but that ship has already sailed.

Agreed.

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