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Thread Pool Demo

See how a fixed pool of workers processes a queue of tasks efficiently

👥 What is a Thread Pool?

A thread pool is a collection of pre-created worker threads that process tasks from a queue. Instead of creating a new thread for each task (expensive!), you reuse a fixed pool.

✓ Benefits

  • • No thread creation overhead per task
  • • Bounded concurrency prevents resource exhaustion
  • • Queue handles bursts of work
  • • Automatic load balancing

⚠️ Considerations

  • • Queue can grow unbounded (backpressure)
  • • Pool size tuning is important
  • • Long tasks can block others
  • • Need graceful shutdown handling

🎬 What to Watch

Add tasks and watch how workers pick them up from the queue. Notice how tasks wait when all workers are busy, demonstrating bounded parallelism!

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Worker Pool

Task Queue

Queue empty - add tasks!

Event Log

Start pool and add tasks...

Why Thread Pools?

  • Reuse threads - no creation overhead per task
  • Bounded concurrency - prevent resource exhaustion
  • Queue management - handle bursts of work
  • Load balancing - distribute work evenly

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