The document introduces coroutines in Kotlin. It discusses how coroutines make asynchronous code easier to write by allowing suspending functions and avoiding callback hell. Coroutines were introduced in early languages like Simula but fell out of favor due to multithreading. They are now regaining popularity for writing asynchronous non-blocking code. The document then covers how coroutines work in Kotlin, including suspending functions, coroutine builders like launch and async, and how coroutines avoid issues with approaches like callbacks and futures. It notes that coroutines in Kotlin are currently experimental but can be used in production code.