In this Java threads primer, Cameron Laird hits some of the high (and low) points of threads as a concurrent programming technique.

Java provides a set of thread-safe collections in the java.util.concurrent package. These collections are designed for concurrent access and can greatly simplify concurrent programming.

java.util.concurrent contains high-level utility types that are commonly used in concurrent programming. Examples include semaphores, barriers, thread pools, and concurrent hashmaps.

Venkat: Java 7 Fork-Join improves on the existing JDK solution and is certainly a welcome step for those who have to continue to program using the JDK concurrency solution.

Concurnas is a new open source JVM programming language designed for building concurrent and distributed systems. Concurnas is a statically typed language with object oriented, functional, and ...

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