Understanding Java threads – read the whole series Part 1: Introducing threads and runnables Part 2: Thread synchronization Part 3: Thread scheduling, wait/notify, and thread interruption Part 4 ...

As a result, any single thread of execution would run faster on a speedy single-core CPU than it would on a slower core of a multicore CPU. The seemingly obvious answer is to split up the task into ...

Unfortunately, Java applications taking advantage of multiple threads can at times run into the dreaded deadlock condition. Fortunately, the Java Platform makes deadlock detection relatively easy.