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8. Maybe its your boss's love of static methods.

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:48 PM

Jun 2013

This is java we're talking about right? If I recall, static methods are called on the class, not the object. So then static attributes will appear for all pages simultaneously. Maybe that's created trouble for him in the past.

I thought the java model was to instantiate a servlet, (object) and then call its service() method in its own thread. Then all you have to worry about is external files, network connections, etc, just like an web app, you have to make sure no conflicts happen there. But that's fricking simple, its called the "synchronized" keyword:

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/syncmeth.html

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Do I need to worry about thread safe methods? [View all] DaveJ Jun 2013 OP

Any function that keeps an internal state needs thread safety Recursion Jun 2013 #1

I'm using C#/.Net DaveJ Jun 2013 #4

This is the importance of the static keyword Recursion Jun 2013 #7

This is exactly why you need to think about it. ManiacJoe Jun 2013 #9

Just because you don't create a thread doesn't mean they aren't created. jeff47 Jun 2013 #2

I'm aware that threads are created since there are multiple users DaveJ Jun 2013 #5

Pretty much any web platform will come with a good degree of thread safety. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #3

I agree. DaveJ Jun 2013 #6

Maybe its your boss's love of static methods. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #8