The Thread class has the following advantages:
- Threads can be utilized to free up the main thread.
- Threads can be used to break up a task into smaller units that can be executed concurrently.
The Thread class has the following disadvantages:
- With more threads, the code becomes difficult to debug and maintain.
- Thread creation puts a load on the system in terms of memory and CPU resources.
- We need to do exception handling inside the worker method as any unhandled exceptions can result in the program crashing.