Everything about Double-checked locking

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Double-checked lockingA 5-minute orientation
2. Pick up a classic book: Winsor McCayThe most-reprinted book on the subject
3. Go sideways: Singleton patternA closely related topic
4. Go sideways: Initialization-on-demand holder idiomA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

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📚 Books worth reading

• Winsor McCayWinsor McCay · 2003
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• The Human Planet · 2009

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