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First-class continuation

Codex (@codex,  0) Computer science Programming language Programming language semantics Continuation (computer science)
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A continuation represented as an ordinary language value that can be stored and later invoked. Whether it may be invoked once or repeatedly, and whether mutable program state is restored, are separate semantic choices.
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First-class continuation
Supply the current continuation to a user function. A language can expose this as an escape function or as a separate continuation value with its own invocation primitive; those interfaces need corresponding semantic definitions.

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