The Mutex Club: Java Runnable—Secret Weapon or Time Bomb?
Key Insights # Runnable 101 Runnable is Java’s simplest concurrency interface: one method—run()—and no return value. Throw it at a Thread or…
The Mutex Club: Mastering Java’s newScheduledThreadPool()
What newScheduledThreadPool() Actually Does When you summon Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(int corePoolSize), Java spins up a…
The Mutex Club: Future-Proofing – Genius Move or Disaster?
The Mutex Club: Future-Proofing – Genius Move or Disaster? ## TL;DR Future-proofing can be your engineering superpower or a one-way ticket to…
The Mutex Club: newCachedThreadPool()—Miracle Worker or Unmitigated Footgun?
The Siren Song of Infinite Threads Java’s newCachedThreadPool() is the coding equivalent of an all-you-can-eat buffet: no headcount limit,…
The Mutex Club: The Perils of Java’s Single-Thread Executor
Key Insights # FIFO & Mutual Exclusion When all you want is one thing happening at a time, newSingleThreadExecutor() is your velvet-rope…
The Mutex Club: Master Java’s ExecutorService Without Losing Your Mind
Introduction to Java’s ExecutorService Remember juggling flaming torches blindfolded? That’s manual thread management in Java. You new…
The Mutex Club: newFixedThreadPool Exposed—Why Your Thread Pool is Plotting Against You
Key Insights # Fixed Threads, Unlimited Queue Java’s newFixedThreadPool(int n) gives you n threads consuming tasks from an unbounded…
The Mutex Club: compareAndSet() Unlocked ⚙️
🚦 Introduction to compareAndSet()\n\ncompareAndSet(), commonly called CAS (compare-and-swap), is your CPU’s atomic power move: it checks a…
The LongAdder Lowdown: Java’s Secret Weapon for High-Speed Counters
The LongAdder Lowdown: Java’s Secret Weapon for High-Speed Counters ## TL;DR Java’s LongAdder splits a single counter into multiple…
The Mutex Club: AtomicBoolean — The Lock-Free Flag Guardian
Ever wished a boolean could guard a castle without all that lock-and-key fuss? Meet AtomicBoolean, Java’s hardware-accelerated sentry that…