Java Built-in Monitor Objects: Overview and Motivating Example

This video gives an overview of Java's built-in monitor objects and analyzes the "BuggyQueue" example to motivate the need for these monitor objects.

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2:55 all Objects in Java can be used as built-in monitor
3:28 mutual exclusion 3:31 through synchronized keyword
3:39 all Java objects have one "intrinsic lock" associated with it 4:00 that plays the role of entrance queue
4:26 coordination
4:47 every Java object also contains a wait queue 5:03 it has an "intrinsic condition" associated with it
5:50 Java language implements a Monitor object pattern
6:35 human known use of Monitors