Java Synchronization Benchmark

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Here is a very simple and straightforward benchmark to demonstrate how synchronization in Java can affect speed of execution to different extents in Java 1.4 and Java 6. In the attached image (click above for full size), you can see that for Java 1.4 the synchronized method needs over 700% more time to do its [...]

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