Go Concurrency

CPU Information Retrieval Commands on Windows

• wmic cpu get NumberOfLogicalProcessors: Provides the count of logical processors (cores) available on the Windows system.
• wmic cpu get NumberOfCores: Offers the count of physical cores available on the processor.

Definitions

• Concurrency: The capability of an application to handle multiple tasks or processes simultaneously by interleaving their execution.
• Parallelism: Simultaneous execution of multiple tasks genuinely running at the same time using multiple CPU cores.

Fork-Join in Go (Golang)

"Fork-join" in Go refers to dividing a task into smaller sub-tasks (forking), executing them independently, and then merging the results (joining) to produce the final output.

• Fork: Breaking a task into smaller units for concurrent or parallel execution.
• Join: Merging the results from individual tasks to form the final result.

Common Challenges in Concurrent Programming

1. Race Conditions: Unpredictable behavior due to multiple threads accessing shared resources without synchronization.
2. Deadlocks: Tasks waiting indefinitely for each other, halting progress.
3. Livelocks: Continuous state changes without resolution, preventing progress.
4. Resource Starvation: Inability to access necessary resources due to monopolization by other tasks.
5. Synchronization Overhead: Introduction of synchronization mechanisms impacting performance and complexity.

Example Code

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "sync"
)

func main() {
    var wg sync.WaitGroup
    wg.Wait()
    fmt.Println("Wait() executed immediately")
}