[Possible should be in internals category?] I see the world age is increased when I create tasks so I ask, and world age is an UInt i.e. 32-bit on 32-bit platforms. Certain language features capture the current task’s world age. Perhaps the most common of these is creation of new tasks. Newly cre…

How many task can you create (related to wold age)?

vchuravy October 1, 2025, 4:57pm 2

Task creation does not increase the world-age. If you observe this it is likely due to working in the REPL.

Tasks capture the world-age, but that is different from incrementing it.

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