How do I implement synchronization algorithms in my application?

How do I implement synchronization algorithms in my application?

To implement synchronization algorithms, you first need to understand the types of synchronization you require, such as mutexes, semaphores, or monitors. What specific problem are you trying to solve?

I'm dealing with a multi-threaded application that needs to access shared resources.

In that case, using mutexes would be a good start. They allow only one thread to access a resource at a time. Would you like a code example?

Yes, please provide a simple code example using mutexes.

Sure! Here's a basic example in Python using the threading module:

import threading

# Shared resource
shared_resource = 0

# Create a mutex
mutex = threading.Lock()

def increment():
    global shared_resource
    mutex.acquire()  # Lock the mutex
    try:
        shared_resource += 1
    finally:
        mutex.release()  # Always release the mutex

# Create threads
threads = [threading.Thread(target=increment) for _ in range(10)]
for thread in threads:
    thread.start()
for thread in threads:
    thread.join()

print(shared_resource)

This code safely increments a shared resource using a mutex.