Budoucnost

In the context of computer science, „Budoucnost“ translates to „Future“ in English. It generally refers to the concept of a representation of an ongoing operation that may complete at some point in the future. Futures are often associated with asynchronous programming paradigms, where they serve as a placeholder for a result that is not yet available but will be provided later.

When a future is created, it allows a program to continue executing other tasks while waiting for the completion of the operation represented by the future, thus improving efficiency and responsiveness. Futures enable non-blocking code, allowing developers to write applications that can perform multiple operations simultaneously or handle tasks like network requests or file I/O without freezing the user interface or blocking the main thread.

Futures can be used in various programming languages, often in conjunction with promises, which are similar constructs that represent the eventual completion (or failure) of an asynchronous operation and its resulting value. Together, these concepts facilitate modern software development practices, particularly in dealing with concurrent execution.