Java Concurrency in Practice
Java Concurrency in Practice by Goetz et al.by Goetz et al.
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Recommended for making concurrency concepts clear and for its coverage of Java's original low-level primitives, with lessons that carry over beyond Java.
Recommended for making concurrency concepts clear and for its coverage of Java's original low-level primitives, with lessons that carry over beyond Java.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Clear explanation of concurrency concepts
“I think it makes the concepts pretty clear. Even if you move away from Java one day, I think the investment is not lost at all”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: How to learn concurrency?” Covers original low-level Java primitives
“Java concurrency in practice for all the original low level primitives”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore” Knowledge transfers beyond Java
“I think it makes the concepts pretty clear. Even if you move away from Java one day, I think the investment is not lost at all”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: How to learn concurrency?”
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| Java Concurrency in Practiceby Goetz et al.This page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Java concurrency in practice for all the original low level primitives”
“I think it makes the concepts pretty clear. Even if you move away from Java one day, I think the investment is not lost at all”
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