i've noticed that with asynchronous programming i ...

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[LastExceed]

i've noticed that with asynchronous programming i quickly end up making almost every function in my code suspend. is that a sign of bad code or is this normal? i've read somewhere that at least in C# "async everything" is pretty common but im not sure if that applies to kotlin as well

[LeoColman]

I don't usually have that. Most of my functions are non-suspend, and I only suspend when going async, but I don't exactly program "asyncronous programming"

[streetsofboston]

Don't make every function suspend. There's overhead related to making one suspend. Do it only when needed.

[gildor]

It's fine if most of your code asyncronous, just do not mark code that non asyncronous as suspend, it's useless and you just pay overhead

[gildor]

Hah, yeah, exactly what Anton said, he was faster 😅

[streetsofboston]

It’s a bit different if you are using Arrow and their Fx library; any function that is not pure should be annotated as suspend.
🙂 arrow