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4.1 - Thinking Concurrently

Concurrency is known as when several things are happening simultaneously. For instance in the example of a Gantt chart (see ‘Thinking ahead’) some of the processes that happen will inevitably be happening at the same time. These are concurrent tasks. Imagine a bustling city: cars driving, people walking, construction workers building, all happening at the same time. That's concurrency in action. Concurrent thinking...

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