Don’t Block Suspend Functions

· Jesse Wilson · Jan. 22, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
Summary
The post discusses a Kotlin programming example involving suspend functions and coroutines that illustrates three jobs with one running indefinitely and two communicating via a channel. It highlights how to properly handle suspend functions in concurrent programming, emphasizing the significance of not blocking them when designing features.
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