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Programming Concurrency on the JVM

I’ve written this book for experienced Java programmers who are interested in learning how to manage and make use of concurrency on the JVM, using languages such as Java, Clojure, Groovy, JRuby, and Scala. If you’re new to Java, this book will not help you learn the basics of Java. There are several good books that teach the fundamentals of Java programming, and you should make use of them. If you have fairly good programming experience on the JVM but find yourself needing material that will help further your practical understanding of programming concurrency, this book is for you. If you’re interested only in the solutions directly provided in Java and the JDK—Java threading and the concurrency library—I refer you to two very good books already on the market that focus on that: Brian Goetz’s Java Concurrency in Practice [Goe06] and Doug Lea’s Concurrent Programming in Java [Lea00]. Those two books provide a wealth of information on the Java Memory Model and how to ensure thread safety and consistency. My focus in this book is to help you use, but also move beyond, the solutions provided directly in the JDK to solve some practical concurrency problems. You will learn about some third-party Java libraries that help you work easily with isolated mutability. You will also learn to use libraries that reduce complexity and error by eliminating explicit locks. My goal in this book is to help you learn the set of tools and approaches that are available to you today so you can sensibly decide which one suits you the best to solve your immediate concurrency problems.