March 16, 2024, 7:06 p.m. | SK RAJIBUL

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🚀 Ensuring Thread Safety in Multithreaded Applications: Leveraging Locks


In the realm of multithreaded programming, concurrency issues like race conditions and data corruption can wreak havoc if left unchecked. 💥 That's where locks come into play, acting as the guardians of thread safety.


🔒 What are Locks?


Locks provide a mechanism for controlling access to shared resources in multithreaded applications. They ensure that only one thread can access a critical section (part of the code that modifies shared data) at …

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