Java Concurrency in Practice
by Brian Goetz, Joshua Bloch, Joseph Bowbeer, Doug Lea, David Holmes, Tim Peierls · first published 2006
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Why HN recommends it
Clear, practitioner-focused guide to concurrency on the JVM that dispels myths about threading; its lessons, including the memory model chapter, carry to other languages. Suits Java developers moving past the basics.
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Développez des programmes concurrents fiables en Java ! Cet ouvrage fournit à la fois les bases théoriques et les techniques concrètes pour construire des applications concurrentes fiables et adaptées aux systèmes actuels et futurs.
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