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 ...

Understanding Java threads – read the whole series Part 1: Introducing threads and runnables Part 2: Thread synchronization Part 3: Thread scheduling, wait/notify, and thread interruption ...

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.