Updated README.md file (#115)

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Branden Taylor 5 years ago committed by Andrew Brogdon
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* Demonstrate how to initialize and use an isolate.
* Show the cost of moving data between isolates and provide alternatives.
## The important bits
### `page_one.dart`
Compares running a large computation on the main isolate with running the same calculation
on a second isolate. When the main isolate is used, Flutter is unable to render new frames, and
the `SmoothAnimationWidget`'s animation freezes.
### `page_two.dart`
Creates an isolate used to run an infinite loop that sums batches of 100M randomly generated
numbers at a time. Users can start, terminate, pause, and resume the isolate, as well as modify
how the calculation is performed.
### `page_three.dart`
Demonstrates how expensive it is to move large amounts of data between isolates and a
better alternative to move data. This page creates an isolate that can add up a list of numbers
and gives users three options for how to provide it with input:
* Send values normally using a List
* Send the values using TransferableTypedData
* Generate the values on the second isolate, so no copying is necessary
Users can then compare the performance of each approach using the displayed timestamps.
## Questions/issues
If you have a general question about any of the techniques you see in
@ -19,4 +44,4 @@ the sample, the best places to go are:
* [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/flutter)
If you run into an issue with the sample itself, please file an issue
in the [main Flutter repo](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues).
in the [main Flutter repo](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues).

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