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runBlocking can't run regular functions right? Othwerwise what's preventing you from making the main() runblocking and have all functions under a context that a

• ackfoobar 4y ago
  You can absolutely do this. `fun main() = runBlocking<Unit> {` https://kotlinlang.org/docs/composing-suspending-functions.html#async-style-functions https://kotlinlang.org/docs/composing-suspending-functions.h...
  • SemanticStrengh 4y ago
    Then you'll have to explain why that isn't the default main behavior then. Synchronous functions cannot call async functions (without defining N runblocking scopes) but a runblocking main would make kotlin seems color-less and should be seen as best practice. What's the catch?
    • ackfoobar 4y ago
      > would make kotlin seems color-less Quoting the post: > Having to mark asynchronous functions with suspend modifier is a small price to pay, but in return you get better insight into your code. Also you can do `suspend fun main()`