`launch`: fire and forget `async`: wait for someth...

# coroutines

[pardom]

`launch`: fire and forget
`async`: wait for something

[basher]

launch returns a Job though, which you can join 😬

[pardom]

Right, but it never returns anything, whereas async does.

[pardom]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46226518/what-is-the-difference-between-launch-join-and-async-await-in-kotlin-coroutines

[pardom]

From the man himself.

[basher]

useful thanks!

[pardom]

👍