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is there any actual difference by using `.configure` on a task? meaning is there a difference here?

```tasks.compileJava {
  dependsOn(tasks.named("graphqlCodegen"))
}```
and
```tasks.compileJava.configure {
  dependsOn(tasks.named("graphqlCodegen"))
}```

nope <https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/735f5812b31e084cf7d5063ebb7b22bd79411758/platforms/core-configuration/kotlin-dsl/src/main/kotlin/org/gradle/kotlin/dsl/NamedDomainObjectProviderExtensions.kt#L32-L33>

although using `.configure {}` is necessary for `task.run` - otherwise it gets confused with Kotlin's <https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/run.html|run {}>


```tasks.run { } // uses Kotlin scope function

tasks.run.configure { } // configure the task```