Java Crash Course - Part 5 (Thread Programming)
Other Parts of This Series: Part 4: Java Crash Course - Part 4 (Miscellaneous) Java Thread Programming (Photo Credit: Medium) N.B: Please read the following concepts for better understanding before continue reading this article. โ Threads, Asynchronicity, Concurrency, Parallelism What is a Thread? A thread = a lightweight unit of execution within a process. A Java process (JVM instance) always starts with main thread. What is Multi-Threading? Multithreading means executing multiple threads concurrently in a single program. Normally Java programs run on single thread called main thread. But you can create more threads to run tasks concurrently (not necessarily in parallel, depends on CPU cores & scheduling). ๐ Benefit: Run multiple things at once (e.g., UI stays responsive while downloading data). ...