The latest articles on DEV Community by Hardik (@hardik9850). https://dev.to/hardik9850 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F54263%2F1471f08f-89da-4443-b567-21ff4ebd5a8e.png https://dev.to/hardik9850 en Hardik Mon, 19 Jul 2021 03:44:15 +0000 https://dev.to/hardik9850/coroutine-vs-jvm-thread-2705 https://dev.to/hardik9850/coroutine-vs-jvm-thread-2705 <p>Hi there,</p> <p>You might have worked with kotlin's coroutine by now and possibility is, you may have an impression that it is a form of light-weight thread.</p> <p>I was curious to know it's internal working, how it is light-weight compared to JVM thread and any hidden advantages which I was unaware of.</p> <p>I dug into framework + read some articles, and wrote a <a href="https://hardik9850.medium.com/jvm-threads-and-kotlin-coroutines-5b17e417bc0">blog</a> where I describe how beneficial Kotlin coroutines are over JVM threads.</p> <p>If this concept interests you then please give it a read. I hope it is fruitful.</p> android coroutine kotlin multithreading Hardik Fri, 02 Apr 2021 06:18:47 +0000 https://dev.to/hardik9850/answer-difference-between-a-coroutine-and-a-thread-43d9 https://dev.to/hardik9850/answer-difference-between-a-coroutine-and-a-thread-43d9 <div class="ltag__stackexchange--container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title-container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title"> <h1> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--7Gn-iPj_--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackoverflow-logo-b42691ae545e4810b105ee957979a853a696085e67e43ee14c5699cf3e890fb4.svg" alt=""> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1934715/difference-between-a-coroutine-and-a-thread/23436125#23436125" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="title-flare">answer</span> re: Difference between a "coroutine" and a "thread"? </a> </h1> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--post-metadata"> <span>May 2 '14</span> </div> </div> <a class="ltag__stackexchange--score-container" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1934715/difference-between-a-coroutine-and-a-thread/23436125#23436125" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Y9mJpuJP--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-up-eff2e2849e67d156181d258e38802c0b57fa011f74164a7f97675ca3b6ab756b.svg" alt=""> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--score-number"> 228 </div> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--wif5Zq3z--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-down-4349fac0dd932d284fab7e4dd9846f19a3710558efde0d2dfd05897f3eeb9aba.svg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--body"> <p><strong>First read:</strong> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1050222/concurrency-vs-parallelism-what-is-the-difference">Concurrency vs Parallelism - What is the difference?</a> </p> <blockquote> <p>Concurrency is the separation of tasks to provide interleaved execution. Parallelism is the simultaneous execution of multiple pieces of work in order to increase speed. —<a href="https://github.com/servo/servo/wiki/Design" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/servo/servo/wiki/Design</a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Short answer:</strong> With threads, the operating system switches running threads preemptively according to…</p> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--btn--container"> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1934715/difference-between-a-coroutine-and-a-thread/23436125#23436125" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Full Answer</a> </div> </div> coroutine kotlin