Using multiple cores, the basics
The problem with multicore code Having an application use more than one CPU during its execution introduces an explosion of execution paths. Instead of a simple “first Java executes the first line of this method, then, it executes the second line of this method, all the way to the end,” it becomes: “An arbitrarily chosen thread chooses an arbitrary number of instructions to execute, then the VM will make an arbitrary choice as to whether...
Jun 29, 2018 — 9 minute(s) read