Am I completely crazy in thinking that we use the terms sync and async incorrectly in software?
Synchronous: Simultaneous, at the same time.
Asynchronous: Not Synchronous
So the basic category would be something like serial vs not serial where the "not serial" part consists of two approaches, synchronous, threads or forks for instance, and asynchronous, selectors and callbacks.
Right?...RIGHT?!?! Why do we refer to blocking calls as "sync"?!?!
Synchronous: Simultaneous, at the same time.
Asynchronous: Not Synchronous
So the basic category would be something like serial vs not serial where the "not serial" part consists of two approaches, synchronous, threads or forks for instance, and asynchronous, selectors and callbacks.
Right?...RIGHT?!?! Why do we refer to blocking calls as "sync"?!?!