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Today’s Topic: Multithreading in Programming

What It Is:
Multithreading allows a program to execute multiple tasks at the same time by running separate threads. It improves performance, especially for CPU-intensive tasks.

Why It Matters:
Multithreading makes applications more responsive and efficient, especially in scenarios like gaming, web servers, and data processing.

Example Code (Java - Creating a Thread):

Description:

• The MyThread class extends Thread and overrides run().

• Calling start() runs the thread in parallel with the main program.