Java has a very powerful and robust threading model, Dan. I think your
friend was referring to the ways the multiple threads can access
objects/data during application runtime. To be a credible Java programmer
using threads, you need to understand the concept of syncronization and why
it is used. The Java site has a pretty good tutorial on Threads and their
life-cycle. I would suggest reading up on the topic, that's how I learned
about it. ;)
-John
"newcastle" <da*@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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I am a newbie Java programmer and am just learning about threads. A
colleague if mine once told me that 'threads were unsafe'. I didn't
bother to ask him why because at the time I didn't know what threads
were! Do threads in Java pose any risks? Is there any validity to his
statement? Why?
Thanks much,
Dan
