Chapter 8. Applying Thread Pools
Chapter 6 introduced the task execution framework, which simplifies management of task and thread lifecycles and provides a simple and flexible means for decoupling task submission from execution policy. Chapter 7 covered some of the messy details of service lifecycle that arise from using the task execution framework in real applications. This chapter looks at advanced options for configuring and tuning thread pools, describes hazards to watch for when using the task execution framework, and offers some more advanced examples of using Executor.
8.1. Implicit Couplings Between Tasks and Execution Policies
We claimed earlier that the Executor framework decouples task submission from task execution. Like many attempts ...
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