Simpler, Faster, Better: Concurrency Utilities in JDK Software Version 5.0
TS-4915

This session describes the concurrency utilities in the java.util.concurrent package that are part of JDK software version 5.0.

Earlier versions of the Java platform provided basic primitives for writing concurrent programs, but they were just that--primitive--and difficult to use properly. Building multithreaded applications on the Java platform's low-level concurrency primitives poses many traps for the unwary, and many developers were forced to reinvent the wheel by writing their own classes for thread pools, semaphores, and task schedulers.

To help users create robust, scalable, and (most important) correct multithreaded applications, JDK software v5.0 includes a rich set of high-level concurrency constructs, such as thread pools, semaphores, mutexes, condition variables, locks, barriers, and high-performance concurrent collection classes. Using these concurrency utilities will, in most cases, make your programs clearer, shorter, faster, easier to write, and more reliable. This presentation provides you with all the information you need in order to start using these tools.

(Note: This presentation is an updated version of last year's award-winning presentation.)

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