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Simultaneous processing in the Java language

The Java programming language and the Java virtual machine (JVM) are designed to support concurrent programming. All execution takes place in the context of threads. Objects and resources can be accessed by many separate threads, with each thread with its own path of execution, but with access to any object in the program. Read and write access to objects must be properly coordinated between threads. Thread synchronization ensures that objects are modified by only one thread at a time and prevents threads from accessing partially updated objects during modification by another thread. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Java concurrencyA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Structured Concurrency in JavaInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Java Concurrency in PracticeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: JAC: declarative Java concurrencyCited 15 times
  5. Go sideways: Java ConcurrentMapA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Java collections frameworkA closely related topic

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  1. Processes and threads
  2. Memory model
  3. Atomics and locks
  4. Futures
  5. History

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