15. Multithreading

THIS CHAPTER DISCUSSES how to write multithreaded code. To do this, you delve into the System.Threading namespace that contains the API for manipulating threads. In addition, the chapter introduces a C# keyword that makes multithreaded programming synchronization easier.

Except for Listing 15.1, this chapter uses the C# 2.0 syntax to create delegates. In other words, it does not explicitly instantiate the delegate before registering for an event. Instead, it passes the method name directly.

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Beginner Topic: Thread Basics

A thread is a sequence of instructions that is executing. A program that enables more than one sequence ...

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