\section{iTasks}
\gls{TOP} is a modern recent programming paradigm implemented as
-\gls{iTasks}\cite{achten_introduction_2015} in the pure lazy functional
-language \gls{Clean}\cite{brus_cleanlanguage_1987}. \gls{iTasks} is a
+\gls{iTasks}~\cite{achten_introduction_2015} in the pure lazy functional
+language \gls{Clean}~\cite{brus_cleanlanguage_1987}. \gls{iTasks} is a
\gls{EDSL} to model workflow tasks in the broadest sense. A \gls{Task} is just
a function that --- given some state --- returns the observable \CI{TaskValue}. The
\CI{TaskValue} of a \CI{Task} can have different states. Not all state
Combinators describe relations between \glspl{Task}. \Glspl{Task} can be
combined in parallel, sequenced and their result values can be converted to
\glspl{SDS}. Moreover, a very important combinator is the step combinator which
-starts a new task according to specified predicates on the \CI{TaskValue}.
-Type signatures of the basic combinators are shown in
+starts a new \gls{Task} according to specified predicates on the
+\CI{TaskValue}. Type signatures of the basic combinators are shown in
Listing~\ref{lst:combinators}.
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source. In these functions the \CI{*IWorld} --- which in turn contains the real
program \CI{*World} --- is available. Accessing the outside world is required
for interacting with it and thus the functions can access files on disk, raw
-memory, other shares and hardware.
+memory, other \glspl{SDS} and hardware.
The basic operations for \glspl{SDS} are get, set and update. The signatures
for these functions are shown in Listing~\ref{lst:shares}. By default, all
-shares are files containing a \gls{JSON} encoded version of the object and thus
-are persistent between restarts of the program. Library functions for shares
-residing in memory are available as well. The three main operations on shares
-are atomic in the sense that during reading no other tasks are executed. The
-system provides useful functions to transform, map and combine \glspl{SDS}
-using combinators. The system also provides functionality to inspect the value
-of a \gls{SDS} and act upon a change. \Glspl{Task} waiting on a \gls{SDS} to
-change are notified when needed. This results in low resource usage because
-\glspl{Task} are never constantly inspecting \gls{SDS} values but are notified.
+\glspl{SDS} are files containing a \gls{JSON} encoded version of the object and
+thus are persistent between restarts of the program. Library functions for
+shares residing in memory are available as well. The three main operations on
+shares are atomic in the sense that during reading no other \glspl{Task} are
+executed. The system provides useful functions to transform, map and combine
+\glspl{SDS} using combinators. The system also provides functionality to
+inspect the value of a \gls{SDS} and act upon a change. \Glspl{Task} waiting on
+a \gls{SDS} to change are notified when needed. This results in low resource
+usage because \glspl{Task} are never constantly inspecting \gls{SDS} values but
+are notified.
\begin{lstlisting}[%
label={lst:shares},caption={\Gls{SDS} functions}]
resource are notified of the update. However, it may be the case that
\glspl{Task} were only looking at parts of the structure that was not updated.
To solve this problem, parametric lenses were
-introduced~\cite{domoszlai_parametric_2014}.
+introduced~~\cite{domoszlai_parametric_2014}.
Parametric lenses add a type variable to the \gls{SDS} that is in the current
library functions fixed to the void type (i.e. \CI{()}). When a \gls{SDS}
executes a write operation, it also provides the system with a notification
predicate. This notification predicate is a function \CI{p -> Bool} where
\CI{p} is the parametric lens type. This allows programmers to create a big
-share, and have \glspl{Task} only look at parts of the big share. This
+\gls{SDS}, and have \glspl{Task} only look at parts of the big \gls{SDS}. This
technique is used in the current system in memory shares. The \CI{IWorld}
contains a map that is accessible through an \gls{SDS}. While all data is
stored in the map, only \glspl{Task} looking at a specific entry are notified
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