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Daemon Threads in Java by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Level: Intermediate: - Did you know that execution of a Java program will continue only when there is at least one user thread running?
Do Not Assume SimpleDateFormat Is Thread-safe by Octavia Anghel Language: Java, Level: Beginner: - Learn why it is important to remember that sharing a SimpleDateFormat requires proper synchronization.
Obtaining a Thread Dump of Your Java App in Linux by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Expertise: Intermediate - Learn how to trigger a thread dump in Java on Linux os.
Keeping Tabs on all Threads in Your Environment by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Expertise: Intermediate - See how to monitor all of your threads in Java.
Finding the Count of All Active Threads by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Expertise: Intermediate - Learn how to return the count of all the active threads in the current run time.
Using ThreadMXBean to Understand Threads by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Expertise: Intermediate - Use this interface to learn more about the threads in your code.
Reading Updated/Latest Value in Multithreading Environment by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Expertise: Intermediate — Learn a good way to ensure that your variables show the most recently updated values.
Making a Java List Thread Safe by M S Sridhar Language: Java, Expertise: Intermediate — The java.util.list is not thread safe by default. Learn a quick workaround to make your list thread safe.
Thread Dump Analysis Pattern by Ram Lakshmanan Language: Java\|\|Expertise: Advanced
Launching an Asynchronous Operation Using BackgroundWorker by Jayadev D The .NET BackgroundWorker class makes it a snap to launch asynchronous operations on a separate thread.
Using the OneWay Web Service Attribute by Srinath MS When you call a void web service method, apply the OneWay attribute to avoid having the calling thread wait for a response.
Using Templates for Concurrent XSLT Transformations by Leonard Anghel Use Templates to use a Transformer object (from the TrAX API) in multiple threads running concurrently.
Multi-Threading: When printf Can Be Better than cout by John Hendrix printf and fprintf are much less likely to be preempted in the middle of streaming data.
Using CreateProcess Instead of _tspawnl to Spawn Programs by Alison Lomaka Using _tspawnl to spawn programs can have undesirable side effects. Learn how to avoid them.
A Safe Way to Stop a Java Thread by Kevin Spiteri The Thread.stop() method is unsafe and thus deprecated.
A C++ Mutex Operation for Intel-compatible Processors by Andrei Borac Interprocess synchronization has always been classified as a "slow" operation, but that is largely only because the Windows implementation requires switching to kernel mode (an expensive operation) each time you attempt to acquire a mutex.
Executing a Subprocess by Lundholm Per When executing a subprocess in Java, remember to read both the stdout and stderr from the process or it may be blocked.
Threads and ThreadGroups by Navneet Gupta Every Java thread is a member of a
Don by Rajesh Chathapuram PostThreadMessage is a Win32 API used to post messages to threads. Usually, the message posted is a standard windows message with the window handle set to NULL.
How to Share a Handle Between Two Threads by Rajesh Chathapuram Whenever a handle is passed to another thread, use the DuplicateHandle ...
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