6 JDK concurrency libraries
This chapter covers
- Atomic classes
- Locks classes
- Concurrent data structures
- BlockingQueues
- Futures and CompletableFuture
- Executors
In this chapter we’ll cover what every well-grounded developer should know about java.util.concurrent and how to use the toolbox of concurrency building blocks it provides. The aim is that by the end of the chapter, you’ll be ready to start applying these libraries and concurrency techniques in your own code.
6.1 Building blocks for modern concurrent applications
As we saw in the previous chapter, Java has supported concurrency since the very beginning. However, with the advent of Java 5 (which was itself over 15 years ago), a new way of thinking about concurrency in Java emerged. This ...
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