Multithreaded Programming with Java Technology

This was the first threading book I read--which turned out to be a huge mistake. The material is very dense and only a small part of it is Java. Most of the book deals with operating system threading concepts. There is a lot of space dedicated to contrasting MS vs. Unix threading models. Also, comparisons between Java and c threading.If you are looking for a solid beginner book on Java threading (or threading in general), I highly recommend Concurrency: State Models & Java Programs. This is the second threading book I read and I highly recommend it if your goal is to _understand_ thread theory and problems. It approaches the subject in a very rigorous manner and models all concepts using finite state machines and then showing the Java source code.If you are already comfortable with basic threading concepts and some systems programming then I would recommend the Multithreaded Programming with Java Technology.I deducted a star because of a few annoying typos and for a few convoluted sections.

Any book on multithreading this well written and illustrated and going from test-and-set to volatile- well mon, you gots tounderstand what you getting- the very best. Mucho kudos to thewriters and their collaborators- power players if there ever were power players. I give it a ten.

Reader's opinions are very important to me, after all I didn't write this just to see my name in print. I wrote it because there were no books I found adaquate (that and to become rich, famous, and have beautiful women kiss the ground I walk on).The one thing which is very true is that this is NOT a book about Java, it's a book about multithreading. I feel it is important for programmers to understand how Java is implemented on lower level libraries and how those run on the actual hardware, and how that hardware works. Not everybody wants to know all of this. (They *should*, but alas! not everyone takes my excellent advice.)Of course, by trying to cover so much in so little space (I worked very hard to keep it short), I've bitten off an awfully large chunk to swallow. And seeing as you the reader has to do the swallowing... You gotta make up your own mind. Some people do not like humor and computer science in their programming texts. Others love it.The one clearly wonderful thing about this book is that I got to spend time working with some of the finest computer scientists in the world (Guy Steele, Doug Lea, Tim Lindholm, Dave Butenhof, etc.). I also got to influence the Java 2 spec and Sun's implementation. (Am I bragging here? Oh well.)The reviews are pretty fair and reflect precisely that problematic issue of depth, Do you want to just write some Java code, or do you want to understand it too? [Except for that last review. This is not good writing?! Poppycock! This is beautiful, elevated prose! This is sophisticated, humorous, precise, concise, incisive explaination, elaboration, clairfication! Profusely illustrated and painstakingly drawn! The Philistine.]Thus, IMHO, This is one fine piece of computer science literature, destined to become a classic!-Bil

This book is a must for any serious programmer who works with threads. The authors do a great job of explaining not only the basics, but also the most advanced topics in multithreaded programming. This includes advanced means of synchronization, differences between platforms, and an excellent discussion of performance issues. True, the book is not 100% about Java, but I certainly consider this a strength, not a weakness. This book is for those who want to understand what they are doing, and not just blindly follow some code examples. Great book, great achievement.

This book is a one of such books which you can keep as reference. This may not be a begineers book. This book gives clear picture of mapping of POSIX threads an Java API usage.This book intial chapters covers background regarding the threads, and takes examples of varios flavours of unix. If any one read the book of "Thread Primer" from the same author they can skip intial chapters and can focus with respect to java.From application programmers view this may be of too detail but ofcourse this will help them to understand the concept behind Java threads.I gave 5 star because this is the only book gives the insight picture of Java threads and how it exploits the underlying OS.