What is the most frequent concurrency issue you’ve encountered in Java? [closed]
As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, … Read more
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Why is creating a Thread said to be expensive?
The Java tutorials say that creating a Thread is expensive. But why exactly is it expensive? What exactly is happening when a Java … Read more
Synchronization vs Lock
java.util.concurrent API provides a class called as Lock, which would basically serialize the control in order to access the critical resource. It gives … Read more
Why does this Java program terminate despite that apparently it shouldn’t (and didn’t)?
A sensitive operation in my lab today went completely wrong. An actuator on an electron microscope went over its boundary, and after a … Read more
How does LMAX’s disruptor pattern work?
I am trying to understand the disruptor pattern. I have watched the InfoQ video and tried to read their paper. I understand there … Read more
What is the Haskell response to Node.js?
I believe the Erlang community is not envious of Node.js as it does non-blocking I/O natively and has ways to scale deployments easily … Read more
What’s the difference between Thread start() and Runnable run()
Say we have these two Runnables: class R1 implements Runnable { public void run() { … } … } class R2 implements Runnable … Read more
What is a coroutine?
What is a coroutine? How are they related to concurrency? 13 Answers 13
What is the Swift equivalent to Objective-C’s “@synchronized”?
I’ve searched the Swift book, but can’t find the Swift version of @synchronized. How do I do mutual exclusion in Swift? 23 Answers … Read more
Is AsyncTask really conceptually flawed or am I just missing something?
I have investigated this problem for months now, came up with different solutions to it, which I am not happy with since they … Read more