Android għandu threading model stretti ċentrat fuq il-main (UI) thread — li għandu jiggarantixxi l-UI u jibqa' responsiv. Il-fehim tal-threading, għaliex il-ħidma għandha timxi barra mill-main thread, u l-tools (coroutines, u storiku threads/handlers) huma importanti għal apps responsivi.
Il-main thread rule
Android has a single MAIN (UI) thread that:
→ handles ALL UI operations (drawing, events) — UI updates MUST happen on it
→ must stay RESPONSIVE — blocking it freezes the UI; >5s blocked = ANR (App Not Responding)
TWO key rules:
1. DON'T do long/blocking work on the main thread (network, DB, heavy compute) → move it off
2. DON'T update UI from a background thread → switch back to the main thread for UI
