Summary

Using threads can make your code more efficient and easier to maintain even on single-threaded devices. However, multithreading can also add complexity to your application, especially when synchronization is involved and the state of the application needs to be preserved for a better user experience. Make sure you understand the ramifications of using multiple threads in your application as this can easily get out of control, and debugging can become quite difficult. Although sometimes not trivial, using multithreading can dramatically boost your application's performance. Because multicore architectures are quickly becoming ubiquitous, adding multithreading support in your application is definitely something most of your users will benefit from.