Resources

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Download J2SE 1.5 Beta 2 from the Sun Developer Network.

Download the source code example zip file used in this article.

Read the java.util.concurrent package Javadocs for 1.5.0.

Read all about the Concurrency Utilities in the documentation for JSR-166.

Follow the progress of JSR-166 by signing up for the concurrency-interest mailing list.

Java theory and practice columnist Brian Goetz discusses Doug Lea's earlier util.concurrent package in "Concurrency made simple (sort of)" (developerWorks, November 2002) and "Concurrent collections classes" (developerWorks, July 2003).

Read the complete set of Taming Tiger tips from John Zukowski. And if you're still working with J2SE 1.4, you'll want to read Magic with Merlin series, too.

Learn the principles of threading in the "Introduction to Java threads" tutorial.

Start at the source of the java.util.concurrent package by exploring Doug Lea's book, Concurrent Programming in Java: Design Principles and Patterns (Addison-Wesley, 1999).

Examine the progress of Tiger (J2SE 1.5) with JSR 176.

Email bug reports to Sun at j2se-beta-feedback@sun.com.

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See the URL for the download zip file in the Resources list:

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-tiger06164.html

About the author

John Zukowski conducts strategic Java consulting with JZ Ventures, Inc. and is working with SavaJe Technologies to develop a next-generation mobile phone platform. His latest books are Mastering Java 2, J2SE 1.4 (Sybex, April 2002) and Learn Java with JBuilder 6 (Apress, March 2002). Reach him at jaz@zukowski.net.

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