C++ Standard Template Library in Practice - Atomic Values

The video tutorial introduces atomic values as a solution for thread safety, eliminating the need for manual locking and mutex handling. It explains the atomic class and its operations, such as store, load, and fetch, and demonstrates their use in a programming example. The tutorial highlights the benefits of atomic values in simplifying code and ensuring correct synchronization across threads. It concludes with a preview of future topics, including async, promise, and future objects.

What is the recommended way to manage thread synchronization in production software?

How does the atomic class handle synchronization for multiple threads?

What are the potential downsides of using atomic values?