async networking (was Exploding feature set)

Robert Collins wrote:
>Mukhsein Johari wrote:
>> Hi all,
>...
>> Aside:
>> I like the way twisted implements networking and
>> protocols. This is not the same as saying I like the
>> twisted implementation. Whether or not we need async
>> networking will depend on whether prothon has the same
>> problems as python when it comes to threading and so
>> on. The separation of transport and (application)
>> protocol is a good idea though.
>
>actually async programming is orthogonal to threads. See dan kegels 10K
>page for some reading on this.
>
>(Short version: os threads @ 1 per cpu in the box, async within each
>thread (which can be coroutine based as an implementation), gives you
>greatest scalability).

With our new stackless proposal we will have both bases covered.  We should
make sure networking works well with both.