In order to learn how to do multithreaded programming in Java 6 and 7, you really just need some building blocks. We’ll start with these: A simple threaded program; ...

Cameron Laird revisits the practice and concepts of multithreaded programming in Java, this time focusing on more intermediate programming solutions for today's distributed computing problems.

Multi-threading is all about breaking large applications into several smaller pieces to boost performance. A thread is start and end at clearly identifiable points. They may run either ...