Code reviewHardcr-p116

Subject ConcurrencyLevel Senior~18 minCommon in Concurrency interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Review this Java code that stops a worker thread.

What a strong answer looks like

Separate real bugs from style. Rank issues by severity, point at the root cause rather than the symptom, and suggest a concrete fix — specific and kind.

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Code to reviewjava

1private boolean running = true;2public void run() {3    while (running) { doWork(); }4}5public void stop() { running = false; }

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