Concurrency / 2024
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A concrete introduction to concurrency, threads and synchronization problems.
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Philosophers is an implementation of the classic dining philosophers problem. The project introduces the basics of concurrent programming: threads, mutexes, synchronization, shared access and race conditions.
01 — Concurrency
The dining philosophers problem is easy to explain, but much harder to implement correctly. Multiple threads share limited resources, and the goal is to prevent them from blocking each other or corrupting shared state.
02 — Synchronization
Mutexes help control access to shared resources, but they also introduce new risks. The project pushes you to think about action ordering, waiting times and situations where multiple threads depend on each other.
03 — Timing
Time management is central in Philosophers. The program must precisely track states, detect blocking situations and avoid unpredictable behavior. It helped me better understand how difficult reliable concurrent code can be.
