What Are Events Used For?

• Mostly GUIs:

  • One handler for each event (press button, invoke menu entry, etc.).
  • Handler implements behavior (undo, delete file, etc.).

• Distributed systems:

  • One handler for each source of input (socket, etc.).
  • Handler processes incoming request, sends response.
  • Event-driven I/O for I/O overlap.

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