Java concurrency : Complete Tutorial

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1. Learn Java concurrency basics

Threads and processes are the basic units of execution in concurrent Java programming. Every process has at least one thread, and all of the threads in a process share its resources. Understand the benefits of threads and why it's essential to use them safely.
 Introduction to Java threads  

2. Master high-level Java concurrency utilities

Learn how to use the thread-safe, well-tested, high-performance concurrent building blocks in the java.util.concurrent package, introduced in Java SE 5. And find out how to avoid both common and lesser-known concurrency pitfalls.

Practice: Concurrency in JDK 5.0

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3. Test and analyze your concurrent code

Take advantage of tools developed by IBM researchers for testing, debugging, and analyzing concurrent Java applications.

Download: IBM Thread and Monitor Dump Analyzer for Java(Free download)

Practice: Multithreaded unit testing with ConTest

4. Explore alternate concurrency models

In response to advances in multicore processor hardware, approaches to writing concurrent applications for the Java platform are diversifying. Concurrency support in two alternate languages for the JVM — Scala and Clojure — eschew the thread model. Learn about the actor and agent concurrency in those languages, and about third-party Java and Groovy libraries that implement those models. And learn more about fork-join, a multicore-friendly concurrency enhancement in Java SE 7.

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