in the function 'later, why is the pipe run inside a 'task?

Studying the implementation of 'later, I'm curious as to why the pipe is run inside a 'task. I've tested it and it works just fine without the task. My guess is that it allows for parallel processes. Programs inside *Run are run independently of the sequence of the main program. If it was run with

Re: in the function 'later, why is the pipe run inside a 'task?

On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 02:28:56PM -0500, polifemo wrote: > Studying the implementation of 'later, I'm curious as to why the pipe is > run inside a 'task. I've tested it and it works just fine without the task. > > My guess is that it allows for parallel processes. Programs inside *Run are > run i