Once it has obtained the lock, the thread enters the block of protected code. The examples of multithreading to this point have involved little coordination between threads; there’s been no ...

Writing multithreaded applications in Java can trip up beginner and intermediate programmers alike. Before you tie yourself in a knot, learn how to sidestep these common threading mistakes.

Now Java developers are abuzz about virtual threads, a feature introduced in Java 21. Java virtual threads are much lighter and more efficient than traditional operating system threads, and excel at ...