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Re: Continuations


On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Steven Shaw wrote:

> Generators (like in Sather) are something I've always wanted in a
> language-I-get-to-use-at-work. I've been reading how they can be
> defined in Scheme using first-class continuations.

Actually, continuations are overkill for generators.  All you really need
are coroutines, which can be simulated in C and C++ with the help of some
macros.  Check it out:

    http://www.kimbly.com/blog/000054.html