Building a Fast Lock-Free Queue in Modern C++ from Scratch

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lock-free queuehazard pointersthread-local cachesmemory reclamationC++ implementationconcurrent programming.

Author: ibobev

Date: 7/22/2026

Article Summary:

This article presents a fast and efficient lock-free queue implementation in modern C++ from scratch, focusing on memory reclamation via hazard pointers and thread-local caches.