withAsync.dart

// With asynchronous operations
import 'dart:async';

main() {
    longOperation();
    printSomething();
}

Future<void> longOperation() async {
    var retVal = await runLongOperation();

    print(retVal);
}

const retString = 'Waited 3 seconds to return this without blocking execution.';
Duration delay = Duration(seconds: 3);

Future<String> runLongOperation() => Future.delayed(delay, () => retString);

printSomething() {
    print('I printed right away!');
}