To implement threading in your applications, Java includes a a pre-built thread class that you can extend or you can build your own class and implement the Runnable interface.

In this Java threads primer, Cameron Laird hits some of the high (and low) points of threads as a concurrent programming technique.

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.

Cameron Laird revisits the practice and concepts of multithreaded programming in Java, this time focusing on more intermediate programming solutions for today's distributed computing problems.

I have a program perfect for threading. Except at the core of the critical loop I call a Swing method. So how do I best do this? A) Surround the Swing.method() with locks. Sounds slow. B) Come up ...