m07-concurrency

What problem does it solve?

Coordinating multiple threads in C++ is tricky and error-prone, leading to data races and deadlocks without proper patterns. This skill provides structured guidance on selecting synchronization primitives, thread lifecycles, and safe communication to build correct multithreaded applications.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Guidance on when to use std::thread vs std::jthread vs std::async for tasks.
• Instruction on using std::mutex, std::lock_guard, and std::atomic to protect shared state.
• Real-world scenarios like worker pools, producer-consumer queues, and parallel computations with modern C++ features.

Quick Start

Create a small multithreaded component that starts a background task with std::thread and protects shared state with a mutex.