Chapter 8. Concurrency

Under Windows, and most other modern OSs, a process can execute multiple threads concurrently, each of which carry out a specific task. The .NET Framework supports developing multithreaded applications in two ways—by supporting the creation and use of threads and by providing a mechanism to make asynchronous calls. In this chapter, we examine both these techniques in detail. We also look at various issues involved with multithread programming and the support provided by the .NET Framework in developing classes that are safe from concurrent access.