Comparison of multithreading models in Scala programming language

Authors: Semenchenko I.I.
Published in issue: #3(8)/2017
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2017-3-87
Category: Informatics, Computer Engineering and Control | Chapter: System Analysis, Control, and Information Processing, Statistics
Keywords: multithreading, Scala, thread pool, futuras
Published: 19.04.2017

The article deals with typical problems of multithreading and shows the use of multithreading in Scala programming language. The study tested two different models of multithreading — the one based on the thread pool and the other based on the futuras. In our research we give their comparative characteristics and indicate how the use of these models can help the programmer, and what difficulties may arise. Moreover, we describe advantages and disadvantages of each model and give the examples of the code, which clearly show how the concurrency problems are solved in each case. The efficiency of each model was tested on the example of a specific task.

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