23.2.1 - What is Thread Safety?
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What is thread safety?
💡 Hint: Think about how many threads can access a resource.
Name one issue that can arise from non-thread-safe code.
💡 Hint: What happens when two threads interact incorrectly?
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What defines a thread-safe class?
💡 Hint: Think about what a thread-safe class aims to achieve.
True or False: Race conditions can always occur in multi-threaded programs.
💡 Hint: Reflect on whether shared data exists.
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You have a shared counter being accessed by multiple threads. Write a code snippet that demonstrates a race condition and discuss how it can be resolved.
💡 Hint: Consider how threads can interfere with each other when accessing the count variable.
Describe how you would implement a thread-safe singleton pattern. Provide sample code.
💡 Hint: Think about how you can limit instantiation in a multi-threaded environment.
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