When using a DB connection pool like HikariCP. Sho...

# coroutines

[lukaswelte]

When using a DB connection pool like HikariCP.
Should one opt for <http://Dispatchers.IO|Dispatchers.IO> or a newFixedThreadPoolContext with the number of threads being the max DB pool size?

[enleur]

I would go with <http://Dispatchers.IO|Dispatchers.IO> and switch to own DB dispatcher when https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines/issues/261 resolved

[Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]]

You could also use the worker pool pattern to limit concurrency, you don’t need a dedicated dispatcher.