Java · Junior · Theory

What are the ways to create a thread in Java, and what's the difference between calling start() and run()?

~4 min by voice

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The interviewer checks basic understanding of multithreading in Java: whether the candidate knows the ways to define a task for a thread and understands that only start() actually creates a new thread, while run() is a regular method.

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multithreading threads

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The interviewer will ask this question and listen. Think out loud and ask for a hint if you need one. When you're done, pause or tap “That's my answer”. In about a minute, your score and the points you covered show up here.

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