java-concurrency

Java Concurrency

This module covers concurrency and multithreading in Java.

Topics Covered

• Thread Basics

  • Creating threads (Thread class, Runnable interface)
  • Thread lifecycle
  • Thread priorities
  • Daemon threads

• Synchronization

  • synchronized keyword
  • synchronized blocks
  • volatile keyword
  • Thread safety

• Locks and Concurrency Utilities

  • ReentrantLock
  • ReadWriteLock
  • StampedLock
  • Lock interfaces

• Executors Framework

  • ExecutorService
  • Thread pools
  • Callable and Future
  • ScheduledExecutorService

• Concurrent Collections

  • ConcurrentHashMap
  • CopyOnWriteArrayList
  • BlockingQueue implementations

• Advanced Topics

  • CountDownLatch
  • CyclicBarrier
  • Semaphore
  • Phaser
  • Fork/Join framework

• Best Practices

  • Avoiding deadlocks
  • Thread safety patterns
  • Performance considerations

How to Use

Examples demonstrate proper synchronization techniques, executor usage, and concurrent programming patterns.

Building

mvn clean install

Running Tests

mvn test