# Key advantages of Kotlin Coroutines

DevFeed: [Key advantages of Kotlin Coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/key-advantages-of-kotlin-coroutines-39257.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/coroutines-advantages>)

Published: 2024-06-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coroutines.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [kotlin-coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin-coroutines.md>), [Structured concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/structured-concurrency.md>), [Concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrency.md>), [cancellation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cancellation.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [async/await](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/async-await.md>), [Ktor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ktor.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [WebSocket](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/websocket.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains the main advantages of Kotlin Coroutines: simpler imperative-style asynchronous code, structured concurrency, lighter execution than threads, cancellation, synchronization, and precise virtual-time testing. It discusses applications in Android and backend development, including Ktor.

## Source excerpt

Where Kotlin Coroutines shine and why you should use them.