Summary
In this chapter, I cover the following topics:
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Common reasons for using threads and some of the advantages and disadvantages of using them
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How to create threads and manage their execution
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How to synchronize access to resources that are used by multiple threads and how to prevent problems from occurring
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Changes that occurred to the Thread class in Java 2 and how to modify your applications to take into account those changes
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Java 5’s concurrency utilities
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(2005). Using Threads in Your Applications. In: Pro Java Programming. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0032-1_3
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