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Concurrent Programming in Java: Design Principles & Patterns

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In this second edition, you will find thoroughly updated coverage of the Javao 2 platform and new or expanded coverage of:
  • Memory model
  • Cancellation
  • Portable parallel programming
  • Utility classes for concurrency control

The Java platform provides a broad and powerful set of APIs, tools, and technologies. One of its most powerful capabilities is the built-in support for threads. This makes concurrent programming an attractive yet challenging option for programmers using the Java programming language.

This book shows readers how to use the Java platform's threading model more precisely by helping them to understand the patterns and tradeoffs associated with concurrent programming.

You will learn how to initiate, control, and coordinate concurrent activities using the class java.lang.Thread, the keywords synchronized and volatile, and the methods wait, notify, and notifyAll. In addition, you will find detailed coverage of all aspects of concurrent programming, including such topics as confinement and synchronization, deadlocks and conflicts, state-dependent action control, asynchronous message passing and control flow, coordinated interaction, and structuring web-based and computational services.

The book targets intermediate to advanced programmers interested in mastering the complexities of concurrent programming. Taking a design pattern approach, the book offers standard design techniques for creating and implementing components that solve common concurrent programming challenges. The numerous code examples throughout help clarify the subtleties of the concurrent programming concepts discussed.

0201310090B04062001

Synopsis:

The Java Series is supported, endorsed, and authored by the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems. It is the official place to go for complete, expert, and definitive information on Java technology.

About the Author

Doug Lea is one of the foremost experts on object-oriented technology and software reuse. He has been doing collaborative research with Sun Labs for more than five years. Lea is Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Oswego, Co-director of the Software Engineering Lab at the New York Center for Advanced Technology in Computer Applications, and Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Syracuse University. In addition, he co-authored the book, Object-Oriented System Development (Addison-Wesley, 1993). He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

1. Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming.

Using Concurrency Constructs.

A Particle Applet.

Thread Mechanics.

Further Readings.

Objects and Concurrency.

Concurrency.

Concurrent Execution Constructs.

Concurrency and OO Programming.

Object Models and Mappings.

Further Readings.

Design Forces.

Safety.

Liveness.

Performance.

Reusability.

Further Readings.

Before/After Patterns.

Layering.

Adapters.

Subclassing.

Method Adapters.

Further Readings.

2. Exclusion.

Immutability.

Applications.

Construction.

Synchronization.

Mechanics.

Fully Synchronized Objects.

Traversal.

Statics and Singletons.

Deadlock.

Resource Ordering.

The Java Memory Model.

Further Readings.

Confinement.

Confinement Across Methods.

Confinement Within Threads.

Confinement Within Objects.

Confinement Within Groups.

Further Readings.

Structuring and Refactoring Classes.

Reducing Synchronization.

Splitting Synchronization.

Read-Only Adapters.

Copy-on-Write.

Open Containers.

Further Readings.

Using Lock Utilities.

Mutexes.

Read-Write Locks.

Further Readings.

3. State Dependence.

Dealing with Failure.

Exceptions.

Cancellation.

Further Readings.

Guarded Methods.

Guarded Suspension.

Monitor Mechanics.

Guarded Waits.

Notifications.

Timed Waits.

Busy Waits.

Structuring and Refactoring Classes.

Tracking State.

Conflict Sets.

Subclassing.

Confinement and Nested Monitors.

Further Readings.

Using Concurrency Control Utilities.

Semaphores.

Latches.

Exchangers.

Condition Variables.

Further Readings.

Joint Actions.

General Solutions.

Decoupling Observers.

Further Readings.

Transactions.

Transaction Protocols.

Transaction Participants.

Creating Transactions.

Vetoable Changes.

Further Readings.

Implementing Utilities.

Acquire-Release Protocols.

Delegated Actions.

Specific Notifications.

Further Readings.

4. Creating Threads.

Oneway Messages.

Message Formats.

Open Calls.

Thread-Per-Message.

Worker Threads.

Polling and Event-Driven IO.

Further Readings.

Composing Oneway Messages.

Composition.

Assembly Line.

Further Readings.

Services in Threads.

Completion Callbacks.

Joining Threads.

Futures.

Scheduling Services.

Further Readings.

Parallel Decomposition.

Fork/Join.

Computation Trees.

Barriers.

Further Readings.

Active Objects.

CSP.

Further Readings.

Index. 0201310090T04062001

Product Details

ISBN:
9780201695816
Subtitle:
TM
Publisher:
Prentice Hall PTR
Author:
Lea, Doug
Author:
Lea, Douglas
Location:
Reading, Mass. :
Subject:
Programming Languages - General
Subject:
Technology
Subject:
Computers and computer technology
Subject:
Programming Languages - Java
Subject:
Parallel programming (computer science)
Subject:
Java
Subject:
Parallel programming
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
The Java series
Series Volume:
38
Publication Date:
19991025
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
9.24x7.45x.74 in. 1.24 lbs.

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