"why are atomic operations considered thread-safe?" Code Answer

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an atomic operation will either be completed or not done at all. other threads will not be able to see the operation "in progress" -- it will never be viewed in a partially complete state. this is what the word "atomic" means in this context.

the behind-the-scenes magic for making that true will vary from implementation to implementation. for the purposes of your concurrency design, all you can rely on is that all-or-nothing guarantee on execution.

By fireshadow52 on February 25 2022

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