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The thread gate pattern is an effective tool for controlling thread concurrency, but many developers are unfamiliar with it. Just as a traffic light can regulate the behavior of automobiles at an ...

Deadlocks Executors and thread pools Note that some of the examples in this article build on my discussion in “Modern threading: A Java concurrency primer” (JavaWorld, June 2012). Thread management (a ...

Writing multithreaded applications in Java can trip up beginner and intermediate programmers alike. Before you tie yourself in a knot, learn how to sidestep these common threading mistakes. Threading ...