I'm wondering , how does the Kotlin co-routines ac...
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adibfara
03/01/2017, 3:12 PMI'm wondering , how does the Kotlin co-routines actually work on an android device? I know it doesnt use threads , so what does it use?
there's an example with 100 thousand co-routines being run simultaneously which is pretty cool , compared to the old threads
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miha-x64
03/01/2017, 3:14 PMadibfara: it’s impossible to avoid using threads in Java 🙂. coroutines just does not spawn new ones.
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adibfara
03/01/2017, 3:15 PMlike a thread pool?
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miha-x64
03/01/2017, 3:17 PMAFAIK, it depends on library’s choice and it’s possible to use Java’s threadPoolExecutors, Android’s handlerThreads, and whatever.
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elizarov
03/01/2017, 3:17 PMYou can run 100k coroutines in the same thread. When one coroutine suspends, the thread is available for other coroutines. You can join #coroutines for further discussion
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konsoletyper
03/01/2017, 3:18 PMCoroutines are special functions which can be suspended during execution. "Suspended" means they stop working and dump their state somewhere. Later, you can restore their state and continue execution.
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adibfara
03/01/2017, 3:19 PMThanks everyone , #coroutines seem a good place for this kind of discussion
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