Java 7 Fork-Join API
ExecutorService manages a pool of threads and allows us to schedule tasks for execution by threads in its pool. It is, however, up to us to decide how many threads will be in the pool, and there is no distinction between tasks we schedule and subtasks these tasks create. Java 7[12] brings a specialization of ExecutorService with improved efficiency and performance—the fork-join API.
The ForkJoinPool class dynamically manages threads based on the number of available processors and task demand. Fork-join employs work-stealing where threads pick up (steal) tasks created by other active tasks. This provides better performance and utilization of threads.
Subtasks created by active tasks are scheduled using different methods ...
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