Kotlin Coroutines and Android sitting in a tree

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Since the release of Kotlin 1.1 there is now the new language feature of Kotlin Coroutines available for use in Java and Android projects. Coroutines are a new way to write asynchronous and non-blocking code. They can be thought of as light-weight threads without having to deal with all the problems that threads bring to the table.

A lot of developers think that Kotlin Coroutines are mainly or only useful for Kotlin on the JVM, but that’s not true. There are a variety of use cases in which the application of Coroutines can make a lot of sense on Android.

This talk is introducing the ideas behind Kotlin Coroutines, showing how to use them in Kotlin code for both the JVM and Android via the kotlinx-coroutines APIs and then exploring specific applications in Android. Part of this is a deeper look into the use of Coroutines in higher-level frameworks such as AsyncAwait and Anko.

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