Understanding threads, locks, monitors and more in Java bytecode All Java programs are compiled into class files that contain bytecodes, the machine language of the Java virtual machine.

When multiple processing cores are available to the JVM, or when the program spends significant time waiting on multiple external resources such as network responses, then multithreading can help ...

Writing multithreaded applications in Java can trip up beginner and intermediate programmers alike. Before you tie yourself in a knot, learn how to sidestep these common threading mistakes.