Counting Problems

Firmware
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The problem is that my program is mixture of suggestions by different users and I do not fully understand what each line does. For example, I don't know about the relationship between the two lines you mentioned.

I got this code:

if(millis() - old_time >= 2000){        
    if(retry_count < 10){
        if(!WiFi.ready()){
            WiFi.connect();
            retry_count++;

        }
        else if (!Particle.connected()){
            Particle.connect();
            retry_count++;
        }
    }
    else{
        WiFi.off();
        retry_count = 0;
        WiFi.on();
    }
    old_time = millis();
}

from this thread: Starting Spark Core without wifi [SOLVED] - #3 by kennethlimcp

Again I am not sure how it works. My aim is to have the device keep counting even when there is no wifi connection.

Is there a httpclient that works asynchronously and that would keep the counting working even while it is attempting to send an http request?

I will look up interrupts and see if it solves my problem. In the meantime, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.