Comments on: Set your Java 7 Phasers to stun

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:40:24 +0000

Question: I have an application that will have an unknown amount of threads starting (loading an MLet file) but I would like them to do their initialization and then wait before continuing. Both CountDown and Cyclic require you to know the number of threads being started. Currently I have them waiting on a common lock and then let them continue. This seems like a hack to me. An ideas of a better way?

Thanks

-Pete

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:22:32 +0000

Awesomesauce.

By: anjan bacchu

anjan bacchu — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:49:31 +0000

hi alex,

I joined the concurrent mailing list and requested if a public archive was available and Doug made it public : http://altair.cs.oswego.edu/pipermail/concurrency-interest/
:-)

BR,
~A

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:29:38 +0000

Not too serious. :) At this point, there is no JSR for Java 7. I won’t believe any date until an expert group actually decides what will be included in it. I think you’re dreaming to believe it will be out in any final-ish form in early 2009. I’d say late 2009 is a more likely plan (if that’s even achievable).

Of course, you can go grab the bits now if you want so in some sense it’s already out. :)

By: anjan bacchu

anjan bacchu — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:17:07 +0000

hi alex,

“without waiting for Java 7 (when you will probably be retired). ”

are you serious ? I thought it will be out in beta form mid 2009 ?

Thank you,

BR,
~A