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This month’s Java 101 concludes the thread series by focusing on thread groups, volatility, thread-local variables, timers, and the ThreadDeath class. Java requires every thread and every thread group ...

Global variables are divisive: an invaluable shortcut or a dangerous example of sloppy code? Let's talk about what they do, what they’re good for, and why you should be extra careful using them. A ...

Multithreaded programs often function erratically or produce erroneous values due to the lack of thread synchronization. Synchronization is the act of serializing (or ordering one at a time) thread ...

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