Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers
Free Advanced course · 10 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Write correct concurrent code with threads, async, locks and channels. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Concurrency vs parallelism
- Threads and processes
- Race conditions
- Locks and mutexes
- Deadlocks
- Atomics
Skills you'll pick up
- Concurrency vs parallelism
- Threads and processes
- Race conditions
- Locks and mutexes
- Deadlocks
- Atomics
Tools covered
- Concurrency
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Concurrency vs parallelism
Module 1 of Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Locks and mutexes
Module 2 of Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Async/await models
Module 3 of Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Thread pools
Module 4 of Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- Concurrency vs parallelism
- Threads and processes
- Race conditions
- Locks and mutexes
- Deadlocks
- Atomics
- Async/await models
- Channels and actors
- Thread pools
- Debugging concurrency bugs
Instructor
Daniel Brooks — Backend Engineering Lead
Daniel Brooks is a Backend Engineering Lead with years of hands-on experience teaching Concurrency to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $140,000 per year · median India salary ₹19,60,000 per year · 41,308 open roles worldwide
- Concurrency Specialist
- Senior Concurrency Lead
- Concurrency Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Concurrency and Parallelism for Programmers take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 4 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.