This book aims to give the programmer or technical manager a solid, basic
understanding of threads—what they are, how they work, why they are useful,
and some of the programming issues surrounding their use. As an introductory
text, it does not attempt a deep, detailed analysis. (At present, there are no deep,
detailed analyses!) After reading this book the reader should have a solid
understanding of the fundamentals, be able to write credible, modestly complex,
threaded programs and have the understanding necessary to analyze their own
programs and determine the viability of threading them.
