Practice Immutable Objects (23.7) - Java Memory Model and Thread Safety

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Question 1.
What is an immutable object?
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Think about how strings work in Java.
Question 2.
Why are immutable objects considered thread-safe?
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Consider what happens when multiple threads access the same object.
3Question 3.
What does it mean for an object to be immutable?
- It can change states
- It cannot be changed after creation
- It is always static
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Recall the definition of immutable.
4Question 4.
Immutable objects are thread-safe. True or False?
- True
- False
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Consider how they behave in multithreaded contexts.
Question 5.
Create an immutable class that models a product with properties like name and price. How would you handle an update to the product's price?
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Consider how you would extend the class with a method that returns the new instance.
Question 6.
Discuss how the use of immutable objects can lead to improved performance in certain cases within a multi-threaded application.
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Reflect on how data is shared in multithreaded programming.

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