C++ 11 delivered strong support for multithreaded applications, andthe subsequent C++14 and 17 updates have built on this baseline. C++has better options for concurrency than ever before, which means it'san incredibly powerful option for multicore and parallel applications.

This bestseller has been updated and revised to cover all the latestchanges to C++ 14 and 17! C++ Concurrency in Action, SecondEdition teaches readers everything they need to write robust andelegant multithreaded applications in C++17. Along the way, they'lllearn how to navigate the trickier bits of programming for concurrencywhile avoiding the common pitfalls. KEY FEATURES* Completely updated* Hands-on learning* In depth guideWritten for C++ programmers who are new to concurrency and otherswho may have written m

ultithreaded code using other languages, APIs,or platforms. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGYConcurrency in terms of computers is a single system performingmultiple independent activities in parallel, rather than sequentially, orone after the other. AUTHOR BIOAnthony Williams is a UK-based developer and consultant with manyyears' experience in C++.

He has been an active member of the BSI C++Standards Panel since 2001, and is the author or co-author of many of theC++ Standards Committee papers that led up to the inclusion of the threadlibrary in the C++11 Standard.

He was the maintainer of the Boost Threadlibrary, and is the developer of the just::thread Pro extensions to the C++11thread library from Just Software Solutions Ltd.