> what is the main benefit of using coroutines ...

# coroutines

[deviant]

what is the main benefit of using coroutines instead?

non-blocking code? 🙂

[pabl0rg]

@deviant RxJava and Reactive Streams also facilitate writing non-blocking code. I was trying to ask what coroutines will do better. I think I understand better now.

[deviant]

rxjava still uses callbacks/futures concept. when you use it synchronously it still blocks the thread. coroutine can suspend the running code context without blocking the thread.

[groostav]

that's not quite accurate, if your using callbacks on a future then you are using it synchronously (in that A happens before B), but it is not blocking.

[deviant]

sure. but who wants callbacks hell when we have coroutines?