Whether you are developing for computers with one processor or several, you want your application to provide the most responsive interaction with the user, even if the application is currently doing other work. Using multiple threads of execution is one of the most powerful ways to keep your application responsive to the user and at the same time make use of the processor in between or even during user events. While this section introduces the basic concepts of threading, it focuses on managed threading concepts and using managed threading. Those interested in reading more about threading in general and in Microsoft Windows operating systems in particular should see the Microsoft Platform SDK and articles in the Microsoft® MSDN® developer program at www.msdn.microsoft.com.
In This Section
- Managed Threading Basics
- Provides an overview of managed threading and discusses when to use multiple threads.
- Using Threads and Threading
- Explains how to create, start, pause, resume, and abort threads.
- Managed Threading Best Practices
- Discusses levels of synchronization, how to avoid deadlocks and race conditions, single-processor and multiprocessor computers, and other threading issues.
- Threading Objects and Features
- Describes the managed classes you can use to synchronize the activities of threads and the data of objects accessed on different threads, and provides an overview of thread pool threads.
Related Sections
- Application Domains
- Provides an overview of application domains and their use by the Common Language Infrastructure.
- Including Asynchronous Calls
- Provides an overview of asynchronous programming.
- Accessing Objects in Other Application Domains Using .NET Remoting
- Provides an overview and samples of how to build distributed applications that communicate across application-domain boundaries.