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The thread gate pattern is an effective tool for controlling thread concurrency, but many developers are unfamiliar with it. Just as a traffic light can regulate the behavior of automobiles at an ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The Java Concurrency Utilities are high-level concurrency types that facilitate threading tasks especially on multicore systems. Part 1 of this introduction featured java.util.concurrent‘s Executor ...

Security researchers have confirmed that the latest version of Oracle’s Java software framework is vulnerable to Web hacks that allow attackers to install malware on end users’ computers. “We have ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...