Proper multithreading

In the preceding chapters, we have seen a variety of potential issues which can occur when writing multithreaded code. These range from the obvious ones, such as two threads not being able to write to the same location at the same time, to the more subtle, such as incorrect usage of a mutex.

There are also many issues with elements which aren't directly part of multithreaded code, yet which can nevertheless cause seemingly random crashes and other frustrating issues. One example of this is static initialization of variables. In the following sections, we'll be looking at all of these issues and many more, as well as ways to prevent ever having to deal with them.

As with many things in life, they are interesting experiences, but you generally do not care to repeat them.