Java Concurrency in Practice

Just few words...Buy this book! This is one of the best IT-related books I've ever read and indeed one of the best Java books. With an easy-to-read yet thorough 360 degrees approach to concurrency in Java, this book unveils all aspects of Java concurrency, from the basic concepts to advanced ones. Not only it provides an unprecedented bibliography for Java concurrency, but it goes beyond, explaining you concepts such as thread stacks, context switching, the best Java concurrent collections for the job, performance tuning, how to test concurrency programs, etc. By the end of this book I was writing efficient multi-threading applications for investment banking applications. And they worked very well. M.

This is the book if you want practical, useful advice on concurrency. It's currently the only book I physically lug to a contract (you only get 20kg these days, even on long haul). Unlike almost all technical books this one appears to have been thoroughly proof read, as it's largely absent of the usual typos, twisted grammar and Ind-glish style missing articles. Every sentence can be pondered over and found to mean something useful - a trait I haven't seen in a software book since Kernighan & Ritchie.

The book is really detailed (not finished yet) There are lots of rare used technical terms you need to check their meaning (like alien method?) There are lots of explanation without sample code. You need googling some terms or concepts to be able to understand topic. And the level of english is a bit heavier than the technical book's average .

This book is a "must have" for Java developers. it introduces the concepts of concurrency, illustrates how to apply them in practice and gives plenty of code examples of how to do distinct right from wrong adoption. Working with threads in Java can be tricky but from my experience, most of my mistakes were based on not having fully understood the basics. The authors doing a very good job on illustrating the basic's first and building a solid foundation on top of it. It's not a beginner's book but the advanced programmer will find a lot of valuable insights.

I found this book to be a very interesting read. It covers the threading/concurrency concepts quite in detail (& with real life analogies some times). I found the writing to be easy & engaging at the same time. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about Java concurrency APIs and understand general threading/concurrency concepts.

Definitely recommended... it is though at times, but in general it is instructive and enjoyable... the best book in his category for sure! In addition, most of the topics do not apply to Java only, making a very good general book on concurrency. Just be aware, in some sections it will made you think "OMG" over mistakes you probably made at some point (and you will have nightmares of your software deadlocking after running fine for 1yr).

If you are serious about java development you know you can't ignore threads. Yet, so many skilled developers incredibly passionate about object orientation seem uneasy when confronted with threading-issues. Is i++ an atomic operation ? Have you ever heard of CopyOnWriteArrayList ? Do you know how to deal with InterruptedException ? This is a very readable book which will make sure not only that your code will not deadlock but that you know why.

I wanted to get my head around concurrency again as do not need it too much in my job. With this being a Joshua Bloch book and the fact I love Effective Java this was a must buy. Easy to read, and gets to the point.

This is a must read for any developer working with the JVM. It starts lightly, showing concepts that you may already know, but as you dive deep into the book you will soon realize how little you know on concurrency. After reading the book you will gain all necessary tool to start reasoning on concurrent programs. You will look the topic from a totally different point of view. Mastering concurrency requires decades, and if you want to have the building blocks you should absolutely buy this book.

Verry good book

Useful concepts of java concurrency. Book paper quality was also good.

並列処理や Thread について勉強しようと思ってこの一冊を購入した。 読んでみたら、Bloch のEffective Java と並ぶ貴重な内容だった。 書き方というえば、 サーバーアプリなどの典型的な問題をあげて、 駄目な解決法から、正解まで、微妙なコードも紹介しながら話を進めていくスタイル。 コードの例も多くて、 幸いに実効できる長いプリントではなく、解決法に集中したリスティング。 Concurrency は、 Generics のように綺麗に定義できる問題ではなく、CPU、Memory, Database といったリソースやアプリのジックと密接に絡まれる問題であることは、 この本で分かった。 そして、Concurrent プログラミングを身につけるためには並列処理の理解が一番重要。 多量のリソースをどのように多量の処理に使用できる？ 問題点を上手く説明して、解決法も紹介してくれる大満足の一冊。 Effective Java と一緒に参考として机の上に置くことにした。

Excelente livro, muito pratico e com detalhes avançados sobre tópicos do Java concorrência.