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Kotlin provides only minimal low-level APIs in its standard library to enable other 
libraries to utilize coroutines. Unlike many other languages with similar capabilities, `async` and `await`
are not keywords in Kotlin and are not even part of its standard library. Moreover, Kotlin's concept
of _suspending function_ provides a safer and less error-prone abstraction for asynchronous 
operations than futures and promises.  

`kotlinx.coroutines` is a rich library for coroutines developed by JetBrains. It contains a number of high-level 
coroutine-enabled primitives that this guide covers, including `launch`, `async`, and others. 

This is a guide about the core features of `kotlinx.coroutines` with a series of examples, divided up into different topics.

In order to use coroutines as well as follow the examples in this guide, you need to add a dependency on the `kotlinx-coroutines-core` module as explained 
[in the project README](https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines/blob/master/README.md#using-in-your-projects).

## Table of contents

* [Coroutines basics](coroutines-basics.md)
* [Hands-on: Intro to coroutines and channels](https://play.kotlinlang.org/hands-on/Introduction%20to%20Coroutines%20and%20Channels)
* [Cancellation and timeouts](cancellation-and-timeouts.md)
* [Composing suspending functions](composing-suspending-functions.md)
* [Coroutine context and dispatchers](coroutine-context-and-dispatchers.md)
* [Asynchronous Flow](flow.md)
* [Channels](channels.md)
* [Coroutine exceptions handling](exception-handling.md)
* [Shared mutable state and concurrency](shared-mutable-state-and-concurrency.md)
* [Select expression (experimental)](select-expression.md)
* [Tutorial: Debug coroutines using IntelliJ IDEA](debug-coroutines-with-idea.md)
* [Tutorial: Debug Kotlin Flow using IntelliJ IDEA](debug-flow-with-idea.md)

## Additional references

* [Guide to UI programming with coroutines](https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines/blob/master/ui/coroutines-guide-ui.md)
* [Coroutines design document (KEEP)](https://github.com/Kotlin/KEEP/blob/master/proposals/coroutines.md)
* [Full kotlinx.coroutines API reference](https://kotlinlang.org/api/kotlinx.coroutines/)
* [Best practices for coroutines in Android](https://developer.android.com/kotlin/coroutines/coroutines-best-practices)
* [Additional Android resources for Kotlin coroutines and flow](https://developer.android.com/kotlin/coroutines/additional-resources)