Droidcon Boston '19: Asynchrony in Kotlin: How You Can Choose Between Using Rx or Using Coroutines
In this talk, we'll narrow down the choices to two candidates. The first one is the popular Rx Java framework and the second one is the newly minted Coroutines feature in Kotlin.
What you'll learn
The time is here to start thinking about the architecture of your Android app. You know your app will be all Kotlin (right?) it needs to do network requests, and it must communicate with a Bluetooth device. That means that it must deal with asynchronous programming so that it can receive and send data from the network and the device, while your UI keeps running as smooth as butter. There are a few choices to accomplish this, such as using plain Threads, AsyncTasks, or the popular Rx Java framework if you dread to manage threads in your own code (who doesn't). In this talk, we'll narrow down the choices to two candidates. The first one is the popular Rx Java framework and the second one is the newly minted Coroutines feature in Kotlin. We explain how they work and give you a checklist so that you can figure out which one suits the architecture of your app and your team of developers best. After all, you and your team want an app that is a pleasure to build and that your users will love!
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About the author
Droidcon Boston brings the best of Android to Boston since 2017. This conference is part of the vision of Double Espresso (www.2xe.io) that aims to keep training affordable to everyone and to give equal opportunities to speak to speakers from all over the world. Droidcon Boston is where Android experts from around the world come together to look into the future of Android, mobile development and ethics to prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. Droidcon Boston is where the Android co... more