Java Threads
by Scott Oaks, Henry Wong (Contributor), Mike Loukides (Editor)

 

Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Publication Date: February 1997
ISBN: 1565922166
Pages: 252
Price: $23.96

 

This book comprehensively covers understanding threads crucial to using Java effectively. The authors show readers how to extend Java's threads and facilities. Examples are available online.

Java Threads provides complete and authoritative coverage of one tricky but essential aspect of Java programming. It includes many examples, including classes that implement more flexible synchronization primitives, reader-writer locks, queued locks, thread-safe data structures, and a round-robin scheduler. If sophisticated Java programming is part of your future, you'll find this book essential.