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Atomic Operations - Computerphile
The Brief
- Explains atomic operations: operations that complete without interruption.
- Matt Godbolt of Compiler Explorer presents the explanation.
- Covers why such operations are useful for concurrent work.
Why watch · Atomic operations are a basic building block for safe concurrent programming, and the video explains the idea from a computing perspective.
- Atomic operations
- Concurrency
- Compiler Explorer
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Operations that complete without interruption, known as 'atomic' operations are extremely useful and allow us to go about our business unimpeded. Matt Godbolt of 'Compiler Explorer' fame explains. Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com