Concurrent Programming in Java

Rice examines the coordination problems that appear when work runs concurrently. Threads and locks lead into critical sections, actors and concurrent structures, with an estimated nineteen-hour workload. Choose it after basic Java when correctness under multiple execution paths becomes the main question.

What you will learn

• Identify shared state and protect a critical section.
• Compare lock-based coordination with an actor model.
• Reason about behavior of concurrent data structures.

Who this suits

Intermediate Java learners ready to study concurrent execution in depth.

Before you enroll

The provider leaves prerequisites unspecified. A working Java foundation and comfort tracing program execution are useful before attempting the concurrency exercises.

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Put it into practice

Write a producer-and-consumer simulation with a bounded queue. Test shutdown and interruptions as well as normal throughput, then explain how the program avoids losing work.

Source and review

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