fire and forget
nounDefinitions
A kind of missile guidance system which does not require further control after launch,…
A kind of missile guidance system which does not require further control after launch, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line of sight of the target.
The practice of transmitting or raising something, such as an event, and then proceeding…
The practice of transmitting or raising something, such as an event, and then proceeding without checking for any result or response.
- Post is a “fire and forget” where the UI thread work is performed asynchronously; Send is synchronous in that the call blocks until the UI thread work has been performed.
Not requiring further control, feedback, or response after an initial action, launch, etc.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fire and forget. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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