http://localhost:63790/tags/concurrency/ Recent content in Concurrency on Mayukh Datta Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Mayukh Datta Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:63790/2025/12/the-art-of-balance-what-concurrency-taught-me-about-life/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:63790/2025/12/the-art-of-balance-what-concurrency-taught-me-about-life/ <p>While debugging a tricky multi-threading issue last week, I had an unexpected realization about life itself.</p> <p>Let me explain through three scenarios:</p> <h2 class="relative group">Race Condition: When Everyone Acts Without Coordination <div id="race-condition-when-everyone-acts-without-coordination" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 ltr:-left-6 rtl:-right-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"> <a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#race-condition-when-everyone-acts-without-coordination" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Imagine two chefs cooking the same dish, each adding salt without telling the other. The result? An inedible meal. Nobody wins.</p> <p>In code, this happens when multiple threads/processes access shared data simultaneously, and the final result depends on the unpredictable timing/order of execution. The outcome is unpredictable chaos.</p>