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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Vol 10 No 5 (2026): Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2026 | Pages: 489-495
International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology
OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 26-05-2026
Concurrent programming has become increasingly important due to the widespread adoption of multicore processors, distributed computing platforms, and scalable software architectures. Java provides extensive synchronization mechanisms and concurrency utilities to support reliable and efficient multithreaded execution. Selecting appropriate synchronization strategies is essential for developing reliable concurrent applications, as inadequate synchronization management can lead to race conditions, deadlocks, thread starvation, increased overhead, and reduced ability to scale. This paper presents a literature-based review and comparative analysis of major thread synchronization approaches in Java concurrent programming. The study examines both traditional and modern synchronization approaches, discusses challenges and recent developments in Java concurrency, and compares synchronization approaches based on scalability, flexibility, complexity, and application suitability.
Thread synchronization, multithreading, concurrent programming, Reentrant Lock, virtual threads, structured concurrency.
Nimisha Modi. (2026). Analysis of Thread Synchronization Approaches in Java Concurrent Programming. International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, 10(5), 489-495. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2026.105068
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