C++Now 2014

Let's face it, for large applications where blocking while waiting for a future is not an option, std::async doesn't make the cut. N3558 and N3650 still do not solve the problem.

Would an ASIO-style callback-based solution be better?

We will first study a Qt application (a CD Player) where the functional behavior will be provided by Boost Meta State Machine and the asynchronous part by the upcoming Asynchronous library.

The second part of the talk will be more focused on the Asynchronous library: Active Objects, threadpools, algorithms, and much more.