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Job Factory Function

Job Factory Function

Learn how to use job factory functions.

A Job can be created without a coroutine using the Job() factory function. It creates a job that isn’t associated with any coroutine, and we can use it as a context. This also means we can use such a job as a parent of many coroutines.

Creating jobs as parent contexts for coroutines

A common mistake is to create a job using the Job() factory function, use it as a parent for some coroutines, and then use join on the job. Such a program will never end because Job is still in an ...