Multithreaded Programming with Java Technology - Softcover

Lewis, Bil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130170070 ISBN 13: 9780130170071

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

Java offers powerful multithreading capabilities -- even on operating systems that offer no inherent multithreading support. Multithreading gives Java developers a powerful tool for dramatically improving the responsiveness and performance of their programs. Now there's a complete guide to multithreaded programming with the Java 2 platform, written by multithreaded programming experts Bil Lewis and Daniel J. Berg. Start by understanding the rationale, fundamental concepts and foundations of multithreading, including the structures upon which threads are built, thread construction and lifecycles. Then, using extensive code examples, you'll master thread scheduling models; synchronization variables; and learn how to solve complex synchronization problems. The authors explain thread-specific data, and demonstrate how to leverage OS libraries to make Java multithreading more effective. They also cover multithreaded program design, interactions with RMI, tools for building threaded programs; and advanced techniques for maximizing thread performance.

About this title

About the Author

Bil Lewis is a consultant who has taught multithreading to over 3,000 programmers. He held a variety of engineering and marketing positions at Sun Microsystems, and co-authored Multithreaded Programming with Pthreads (Prentice Hall PTR).

From the Back Cover

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• The ultimate guide to multithreading with Java technology!
• Powerful techniques for enhancing application performance
• Multithreaded program design for network and Internet applications
• Extensive code examples throughout

Multithreading gives developers using the Java 2 platform a powerful tool for dramatically improving the responsiveness and performance of their programs on any platform, even those without inherent multithreading support. Multithreaded Programming with Java Technology is the first complete guide to multithreaded development with the Java 2 platform. Multithreading experts Bil Lewis and Daniel J. Berg cover the underlying structures upon which threads are built; thread construction; and thread lifecycles, including birth, life, death, and cancellation. Next, using extensive code examples, they cover everything developers need to know to make the most of multithreading, including:

• Thread scheduling models and synchronization-with solutions for complex, real-world synchronization problems
• Multithreaded program design for networked and Internet applications
• Thread-specific data: use and implementation
• Leveraging OS libraries to make Java-based multithreading more effective
• Optimizing thread performance and designing for SMP hardware

Powerful techniques and comprehensive example code for improving Java-based application performance with multithreading!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130170070
• ISBN 13: 9780130170071
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 488