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system_os_task() Unnecessary in Blinky Code?

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c
Domain
embedded-iot

Research direction

Start by locating the Blinky code example and tracing system_os_task() together with the user_procTask variables and functions. Compare the example's required behavior with and without that scaffolding; done means the example's minimal structure and rationale are settled and reflected in the example or its explanation.

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Description

I'll preface this with the fact that I haven't worked with the ESP8266 SDK for very long but when I was messing around with the Blinky code example, I got it working just fine without system_os_task() and all the user_procTask variables and functions that go with it. I know that those come in handy for adding functionality down the road but if this is supposed to be a barebones example, why include all that cruft?

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