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Concurrency with Modern C++

By : Rainer Grimm
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Concurrency with Modern C++

By: Rainer Grimm

Overview of this book

C++11 is the first C++ standard that deals with concurrency. The story goes on with C++17 and will continue with C++20/23. Concurrency with Modern C++ is a practical guide that gets you to grips with concurrent programming in Modern C++. Starting with the C++ memory model and using many ready-to-run code examples, the book covers everything you need to improve your C++ multithreading skills. You'll gain insight into different design patterns. You'll also uncover the general consideration you have to keep in mind while designing a concurrent data structure. The final chapter in the book talks extensively about the common pitfalls of concurrent programming and ways to overcome these hurdles. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills to build your own concurrent programs and enhance your knowledge base.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

Dealing with Sharing

If you don’t share, no data races can happen. Not sharing means that your thread works on local variables. This can be achieved by copying the value, by using thread-specific storage, or by transferring the result to the future via a protected data channel. The patterns in this section are quite obvious, but for completeness, I will present them with a short explanation.

Copied Value

If a thread gets its arguments by copy and not by reference, there is no need to synchronise accesses to any data. No data races and no lifetime issues are possible.

Data Races with References

The following program starts three threads. One thread gets its argument by copy, the other by reference and the last by constant reference.

Data races with references
 1 // copiedValueDataRace.cpp
 2 
 3 #include <functional>
 4 #include <iostream>
 5 #include <string>
 6 #include <thread>
 7 
 8 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 9 
10 void byCopy(bool...