Press Release
February 24, 1999
New Edition of Java Threads Released
SEBASTOPOL, CA -- Threads aren't a new idea: many operating systems
and languages support them. But despite widespread support, threads
tend to be something that everyone talks about, but few use. Programming
with threads has a reputation for being tricky and nonportable.
Not so with Java. Java's thread facilities are easy to use, and--like
everything else in Java--are completely portable between platforms.
And that's a good thing, because it's impossible to write anything
but the simplest applet without encountering threads. If you want to
work with Java, you have to learn about threads.
O'Reilly's just released second edition of Scott Oakes and Henry
Wong's
Java Threads
shows you how to take full advantage of
Java's thread facilities: where to use threads to increase efficiency,
how to use them effectively, and how to avoid common mistakes.
Java Threads, 2nd
Edition discusses problems like deadlock,
race condition, and starvation in detail, helping you to write code
without hidden bugs. It brings you up to date with the latest changes
in the thread interface for JDK 1.2.
The book offers a thorough discussion of the Thread and ThreadGroup
classes, the Runnable interface, the language's synchronized operator.
It explains thread scheduling ends by developing a CPUSchedule class,
showing you how to implement your own scheduling policy. In addition,
Java Threads, 2nd
Edition shows you how to extend Java's thread
primitives. Other extended examples include classes that implement
reader/writer locks, general locks, locks at arbitrary scope, and
asynchronous I/O. This edition also adds extensive examples on thread
pools, advanced synchronization technique, like condition variables,
barriers, and daemon locks. It shows how to work with classes that are
not thread safe, and pays special attention to threading issues with Swing.
A completely new chapter shows you how to write parallel code for
multiprocessor machines.
In short, Java
Threads, 2nd Edition covers everything you need to
know about threads, from the simplest animation applet to the most
complex applications. If you plan to do any serious work in Java,
you will find this book invaluable. Examples available online. Covers Java 2.
For more detailed information on the book, including author bio,
Table of Contents, examples, and index, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jthreads2/
Java Threads, 2nd
Edition
By Scott Oaks & Henry Wong
1-56592-418-5, 336 pages, $32.95 (US)
1-800-998-9938
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