Concurrency, std::jthread, Mutexes, and Thread Coordination
Master modern C++ multi-threading: cooperative cancellation with std::jthread (C++20), RAII lock wrappers, condition variables, and deadlock prevention algorithms.
System architecture and memory layout
Mastery of C++20 std::jthread, cooperative cancellation, mutex lock guards, condition variables, and deadlock avoidance.
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Every lesson builds on the one before it. Open any lesson to read the explanation, run the examples, and try the practice challenges.
- 10.01Thread Management: std::jthread and Cooperative Cancellation4 min
Analyze the critical flaws of std::thread (unjoined std::terminate crashes) and master C++20 std::jthread with auto-joining destructors and std::stop_token cancellation.
- 10.02Mutual Exclusion: std::mutex, lock_guard, unique_lock, and shared_mutex4 min
Synchronize shared mutable state using modern RAII lock wrappers: std::lock_guard, std::unique_lock, std::shared_mutex (reader-writer locks), and std::scoped_lock.
- 10.03Thread Signaling: Condition Variables and Producer-Consumer Pipelines4 min
Implement high-throughput producer-consumer pipelines using std::condition_variable: avoiding busy-waiting, preventing spurious wakeups, and atomic wait predicates.
- 10.04Deadlock Prevention, Lock Ordering, and std::scoped_lock4 min
Analyze Coffman's four deadlock conditions, eliminate lock hierarchy inversions, and master C++17 std::scoped_lock for multi-mutex atomic acquisition.
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Implement a thread-safe producer-consumer queue with predicate-guarded condition variables.
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