Chapter 16
Concepts of Concurrent Programming
Part I started with the observation that there is no single definition of functional programming. Unfortunately, there is no universally agreed-upon definition of concurrent programming either, and defining concurrent programming is at least as difficult a task as defining functional programming was in Part I of the book. The issue is similar: The terminology is ambiguous, and different people choose to emphasize different aspects. Nevertheless, from the indisputable premise that concurrent programs do not execute in a purely sequential manner, several key concepts of concurrent programming emerge, including synchronicity, atomicity, threads, synchronization, and nondeterminism.
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