Learning Concurrency in Kotlin

Threads

A thread of execution encompasses a set of instructions for a processor to execute. So a process will contain at least one thread, which is created to execute the point of entry of the application; usually this entry point is the main() function of the application. This thread is called the main thread, and the life cycle of the process will be tied to it; if this thread ends, the process will end as well, regardless of any other threads in the process. For example:

fun main(args: Array<String>) {    doWork()}

When this basic application is executed, a main thread is created containing the set of instructions of the main() function. doWork() will be executed in the main thread, so whenever doWork() ends, the execution of the application ...