Programming with Futures, Lattices and Quiescence

Explore the advanced concepts of concurrent programming in Scala through this 53-minute conference talk from Scala Days Berlin 2016. Delve into the world of futures, lattices, and quiescence as presented by Philipp Haller. Learn about the limitations of traditional futures and discover how extending them with lattices and quiescence can overcome these restrictions. Understand the benefits of this approach, including the ability to update preliminary results and resolve cyclic dependencies. Examine real-world applications of these concepts in the OPAL static analysis framework. Gain insights into performance improvements and code complexity reduction in large-scale static analysis tasks such as purity analysis and bug finding. Follow the progression from basic concurrent programming models to advanced techniques, including reactive programming, data flow, and lattice-based futures. Conclude with a look at experimental results and future directions in this cutting-edge area of Scala development.