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# #streams-backpressure

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[Ganesh Rama Hegde](https://hashnode.com/@hegde10122) · [Feb 18](https://hashnode.com/posts/chapter-24-usecase21-conflation-deep-dive/6996056cb989a0d19d2be09d)

### [Chapter 24 : UseCase21 - Conflation Deep Dive](https://kotlinflow.hashnode.dev/chapter-24-usecase21-conflation-deep-dive?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

buffer() in Chapter 23 was all about “queue everything” when the consumer is slow. Now we look into conflate() which is all about “dropping intermediate values” and caring only about the latest value. The Core Idea When the consumer is slow: buffer(...

3 min read · [kotlinflow.hashnode.dev](https://kotlinflow.hashnode.dev/chapter-24-usecase21-conflation-deep-dive?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Ganesh Rama Hegde](https://hashnode.com/@hegde10122) · [Jan 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/chapter-10-usecase07-buffer-and-backpressure/6990c5b9fb5c5fa998cbc872)

### [Chapter 10 : UseCase07 - Buffer and Backpressure](https://kotlinflow.hashnode.dev/chapter-10-usecase07-buffer-and-backpressure?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Concepts to Learn What backpressure is Why slow collectors block fast emitters How buffer() changes behaviour How producer and consumer can run independently Let us first write the simplest code

6 min read · [kotlinflow.hashnode.dev](https://kotlinflow.hashnode.dev/chapter-10-usecase07-buffer-and-backpressure?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)