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Multithreading Explained
Exploring the World of Multithreading: from Thread Lifecycle to Thread Safety concepts
Modern software requires increasingly powerful hardware.
Graphics are ever more detailed and the amount of memory required is enormous, so it is essential that the processor core speed be high in order to work smoothly and quickly.
However, relying solely on high processor core speeds is no longer sufficient to meet the growing demands of today’s software.
To fully harness the potential of modern hardware, developers must embrace techniques like multithreading, which enable concurrent execution of tasks and unlock new levels of performance, responsiveness, and resource utilization.
In this article, we will dive into the world of multithreading, exploring its concepts, benefits, challenges, and best practices.
Understanding Multithreading
Multithreading is the ability of a program to execute multiple threads simultaneously.
A thread represents an independent flow of execution within a process of a program.
To understand this sentence, let’s start with some definitions:
- Program
It’s an executable file stored on the hard disk, containing…
