# Safe and scalable signal handling in Temporal Workflows

DevFeed: [Safe and scalable signal handling in Temporal Workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/safe-and-scalable-signal-handling-in-temporal-workflows-35963.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/robust-message-handlers>)

Author: Drew Hoskins

Published: 2024-10-15T16:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Temporal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/temporal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrency.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Go Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go-language.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [AI Chat](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-chat.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains how Signal and Update handlers let callers interact with Temporal Workflows, focusing on concurrency problems, message-processing styles, and improvements intended to make handlers safer and easier to use.

## Source excerpt

Avoid race conditions in Temporal Workflows. Learn how new Signal and Update handler tools improve safety, initialization, and concurrency control.