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How can I fire and forget a process in Perl?

From perlfaq8‘s answer to How do I start a process in the background? Several modules can start other processes that do not block your Perl program. You can use IPC::Open3, Parallel::Jobs, IPC::Run, and some of the POE modules. See CPAN for more details. You could also use system(“cmd &”) or you could use fork as … Read more

Simplest way to do a fire and forget method in c# 4.0

Not an answer for 4.0, but worth noting that in .Net 4.5 you can make this even simpler with: #pragma warning disable 4014 Task.Run(() => { MyFireAndForgetMethod(); }).ConfigureAwait(false); #pragma warning restore 4014 The pragma is to disable the warning that tells you you’re running this Task as fire and forget. If the method inside the … Read more