Can anyone explain the need for atomicity and volatile variables in simple English?
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What is the volatile keyword useful for?
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Does the Java 'final' keyword actually improve security?
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Do write-only properties have practical applications?
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Atomic operations in azure table storage
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Thread safety of static blocks in Java
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Why would one mark local variables and method parameters as "final" in Java?
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Why must local variables have initial values?
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Scala final vs val for concurrency visibility
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"A reference to a volatile field will not be treated as volatile" implications
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How to make file creation an atomic operation?
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The usage of anonymous enums
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Why can an Object member variable not be both final and volatile in Java?
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What is the purpose of anonymous { } blocks in C style languages?
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Can num++ be atomic for 'int num'?
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What is the difference between "var=${var:-word}" and "var=${var:=word}"?
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Why is volatile not considered useful in multithreaded C or C++ programming?
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Under automatic reference counting, why are retain, release, and dealloc not allowed?