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# [Understanding the need for Thread-Safe variables using a basic counter in Java](https://blog.commitbyte.com/understanding-the-need-for-thread-safe-variables-using-a-basic-counter-in-java?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Parallelization is being done to use the number of cores available in servers and to reduce the time taken for execution. But if race condition isn't handled properly for required variables, it could create unexpected issues in our application. First...

Dec 18, 2020 · 6 min read · blog.commitbyte.com  
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