Core Java Concurrency

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Overview

This DZone Refcard helps Java developers working with multi-threaded programs understand the core concurrency concepts and how to apply them. Topics covered in this cheat sheet include built-in Java language features as well as new constructs added in Java SE 5. Building concurrent and thread-safe Java applications is challenging, at best - this DZone Refcard provides you with the right building blocks to achieve success.

About the Author

Alex Miller is a Tech Lead with Terracotta Inc, the makers of the open-source Java clustering product Terracotta.  Prior to Terracotta, Alex worked at BEA Systems and was Chief Architect at MetaMatrix.  His interests include Java, concurrency, distributed systems, query languages, and software design.  Alex enjoys tweeting as @puredanger and writing his blog at http://tech.puredanger.com and is a frequent speaker at user group meetings and conferences.  In St. Louis, Alex is the founder of the Lambda Lounge group for the study of functional and dynamic languages and the Strange Loop developer conference.