I understand that std::atomic<> is an atomic object. But atomic to what extent? To my understanding an operation can be atomic. What exactly is meant by making an object...
I sort of understand that AtomicInteger and other Atomic variables allow concurrent accesses. In what cases is this class typically used though? 12 Answers 12
In the Effective Java book, it states: The language specification guarantees that reading or writing a variable is atomic unless the variable is of type long or double...
How do atomic / volatile / synchronized work internally? What is the difference between the following code blocks? Code 1 private int counter; public int getNextUniqueIndex() { return counter++;...
What do atomic and nonatomic mean in property declarations? @property(nonatomic, retain) UITextField *userName; @property(atomic, retain) UITextField *userName; @property(retain) UITextField *userName; What is the operational difference between these three? 2...