Threading: race conditions and locks

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📝 **Question:** Two threads increment shared int 1M times each, get ~1.4M. Why?

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📝 **Question:** Two threads increment shared int 1M times each, get ~1.4M. Why?

📋 Pick the right answer.

💡 **Hint:** Re-read the theory above if unsure.

Keep going

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