Kotlin coroutines for Android
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Coroutines can be used to implement a variety of asynchronous tasks, such as:
- Network Operations
- Database queries
- File I/O
- Long-term calculations
Coroutines are also useful for implementing concurrency models, such as producer-consumer and actors.
Advantages of Kotlin coroutines
- Lightweight: Coroutines do not require a separate stack for each coroutine, making them much more efficient than threads.
- Concurrent: Coroutines can run concurrently, which can improve the performance of your application.
- Expressive: Coroutines provide a concise and expressive way to write asynchronous code.
- Easy to use: Coroutines are easy to use, even for beginners.