A computer science concept that is widely used in both non-concurrent and concurrent programming is queuing. A queue is an abstract data structure that is a collection of different elements maintained in a specific order; these elements can be the other objects in a program.
Multithreaded priority queue
A connection between real-life and programmatic queues
Queues are an intuitive concept that can easily be related to our everyday life, such as when you stand in line to board a plane at the airport. In an actual line of people, you will see the following:
- People typically enter at one end of the line and exit from the other end
- If person A enters the line before person B, person A will also leave the line before person B...