Dart futures are NOT run in a separate thread (they are run in the event loop)
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Android: How to send a message from a Thread to a Handler By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 11 2018 As a quick example of how to use a Thread with a basic Handler in an Android application, the...
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The Java 8 lambda Thread and Runnable syntax and examples By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: March 17 2019 As a quick note, here are some examples of the Java 8 lambda Thread and Runnable syntax. As a...
View ArticleAndroid Room, database I/O, and Java 8 threads
Android Room, database I/O, and Java 8 threads By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 11 2018 I just started working with the Android Room database persistence library, and since you’re not supposed...
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View ArticleAn example of Android StrictMode output (with improper database access)
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Things I wish I knew when I started building reactive systems By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: February 21 2017 Read more about Things I wish I knew when I started building reactive systems This...
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