The kernel dispatcher and associated subsystems provide for the prioritization and scheduling of kernel threads in one of several bundled scheduling classes. The details of the implementation are ...

Although jstack (Java Stack Trace) is a useful tool for learning more about a how a Java thread is behaving, VisualVM is an even easier method for obtaining the same type of information. It is easy to ...

Let’s start by revisiting what we know. We know that Solaris implements a two-layer threads model. The model defines thread abstractions at both the kernel and user layers, and user threads are ...

Do you ever get the feeling there’s something not quite right about Swing threading? John Zukowski puts his finger on it in this article. While tracing Swing’s single-threaded event model from Java ...

Google announced today that it will distribute working demos of its Dart app framework through Runnable, the Palo Alto startup that has been dubbed the "YouTube of ...