Futures - Client/Server Performance Optimization

Many client/server systems use synchronous server access, meaning that clients must wait for server tasks to complete before being able to continue. Ideally, performance could be optimized if clients could continue processing while waiting for server tasks to complete.

Speed is the Object

Incorporating Futures into your application enables perceived user delay times to be dramatically reduced by utilizing the Smalltalk process model. A suite of easy-to-use parts is available for both OS/2 and Windows.

A selection of features includes:

Task re-synchronization
Task prioritization
Exception handling between tasks
Early reply mechanism
Performance optimizations

Call the Marketing Department today for free information and price details at +44 161 419 2800 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. BST.

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