Kotlin Coroutines

Today in Android programming class, we learned about coroutines in Kotlin. Coroutines are a powerful feature of the Kotlin programming language that provide a way to write asynchronous and non-blocking code in a sequential manner. They are designed to simplify the task of handling operations that can take an indeterminate amount of time, such as network requests, file I/O, or heavy computations, without blocking the thread on which they are executed. Coroutines achieve this by being suspendable and resumable at specific points, called suspension points, without blocking the thread. This allows for efficient use of resources, as threads are not idle while waiting for operations to complete. Kotlin's coroutine support is built on top of its standard library, making it an integral part of the Kotlin ecosystem and providing developers with a rich set of tools for concurrent programming. Through the use of coroutine builders and context management, developers can control how and where their asynchronous code runs, making it easier to write scalable and responsive applications.