Concurrent programming in Java

This book provides you with detailed information and expert techniques that will enable you to exploit the many advantages of concurrent programming and create multi-threaded Java applications that are more responsive to user demands, faster, and more easily controlled. Taking a design pattern approach, the book offers numerous standard design techniques for creating and implementing Java structures that solve common concurrent programming challenges.

You will learn how to initiate, control, and coordinate concurrent activities using the Java constructs java.lang.Thread, the keywords synchronized and volatile, and the methods wait, notify, and notifyAll. In addition, you will find detailed coverage of all aspects of thread programming, including such topics as containment and synchronization,
deadlocks and conflicts, state-dependent action, control, how to handle user services, flow, and coordinatedinteraction.Codeexamples throughout help clarify the subtleties of the concurrent programming oncepts discussed.

Doug Lea is one of the foremost experts on object-oriented technology and software reuse. He has been doing collaborative research with Sun Labs for more than five years. Lea is Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Oswego, Co-director of the Software Engineering Lab at the New York Center for Advanced Technology in Computer Applications, and Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Syracuse University. In addition, he co-authored the book, Object-Oriented System Development (Addison-Wesley, 1993). He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire.

The Java Series is the official source of complete, expert, and definitive information on Java, from the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems. These books, written by members of the JavaSoft team at Sun, provide the inside information you need to understand Java thoroughly and to work with it effectively to build flexible, robust, portable, and secure Java applications and Internet applets. The series is an indispensable resource for anyone programming in Java.