From dafc5b559e175f6b88587487ed4079e86f751759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "M. J. Fromberger" Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:32:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: add some related descriptive terms --- README.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 245789a..ede279a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -230,9 +230,11 @@ start(task4) // blocks until one of the previous tasks is finished ## Solo Tasks In some cases it is useful to start a single background task to handle an -isolated concern. For example, suppose we want to read a file into a buffer -while we take care of some other work. Rather than creating a whole group for -a single goroutine, we can create a solo task using the `Go` constructor. +isolated concern (elsewhere sometimes described as a "promise" or a "future"). + +For example, suppose we want to read a file into a buffer while we take care of +some other work. Rather than creating a whole group for a single goroutine, we +can create a solo task using the `Go` constructor. ```go var data []byte