Is it okay to not await async method call?
async-await, asynchronous, c#
Solution
In a console app, you need to wait. Otherwise, your application will exit, terminating all background threads and asynchronous operations that are in progress.
Problem
I have an application which will upload files. I don't want my application to halt during the file upload, so I want to do the task asynchronously. I have something like this: ``` class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { //less than 5 seconds PrepareUpload(); } private static async Task PrepareUpload() { //processing await Upload(); //processing } private static Task Upload() { var task = Task.Factory.StartNew(() => System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000)); return task; } } ``` The exceptions are being treated internally, so that is not a problem. Is it okay to use async/away like a shoot and forget like this?