JDK 21's virtual threads are a major leap forward for Java's concurrency model. Previously, Java relied on OS threads, which were resource-heavy, limiting how many threads could run concurrently.

Java virtual threads are much lighter and more efficient than traditional operating system threads, and excel at handling blocking operations. Unfortunately, despite their advantages, virtual threads ...

Both extend from the Java Thread class. The ThreadManager holds a container which holds the ManagedThreads. When a new ManagedThread is created it adds itself to this container.

Studying the Thread class is very helpful for understanding how threading works in Java programs. We can access the thread that is being executed by invoking the currentThread().getName() method ...