Beginner's Guide to Threading in .NET: Part 3 of n

Sacha Barber

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This article is all about how to control the synchronization of different threads.

threadingpart3.zip
- ThreadingPart3
  - AutoResetEventTest
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      - Debug
        
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    - obj
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  - InterlockedTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
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        InterlockedTest.vshost.exe
        
        InterlockedTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - InterlockedTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
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    - Properties
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  - LockTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        LockTest.exe
        
        LockTest.vshost.exe
        
        LockTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - LockTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - ManualResetEventTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ManualResetEventTest.exe
        
        ManualResetEventTest.vshost.exe
    - ManualResetEventTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - MethodImplSynchronizedTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        MethodImplSynchronizedTest.exe
        
        MethodImplSynchronizedTest.vshost.exe
        
        MethodImplSynchronizedTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - MethodImplSynchronizedTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - MonitorTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        MonitorTest.exe
        
        MonitorTest.vshost.exe
        
        MonitorTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - MonitorTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - MutexTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        MutexTest.exe
        
        MutexTest.vshost.exe
        
        MutexTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - MutexTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - NoLockTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        NoLockTest.exe
        
        NoLockTest.vshost.exe
        
        NoLockTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - NoLockTest.csproj
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - OrderSystem
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        OrderSystem.exe
        
        OrderSystem.vshost.exe
        
        OrderSystem.vshost.exe.manifest
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - OrderSystem.csproj
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - ReaderWriterLockSlim
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ReaderWriterLockSlimTest.exe
        
        ReaderWriterLockSlimTest.vshost.exe
        
        ReaderWriterLockSlimTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - ReaderWriterLockSlimTest.csproj
  - SemaphoreTest
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        SemaphoreTest.exe
        
        SemaphoreTest.vshost.exe
        
        SemaphoreTest.vshost.exe.manifest
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - SemaphoreTest.csproj
  - ThreadingPart3.gpState
  - ThreadingPart3.sln


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Sacha Barber

Software Developer (Senior)

United Kingdom

I currently hold the following qualifications (amongst others, I also studied Music Technology and Electronics, for my sins)

- MSc (Passed with distinctions), in Information Technology for E-Commerce
- BSc Hons (1st class) in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Both of these at Sussex University UK.

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I am lucky enough to have won a few awards for Zany Crazy code articles over the years

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Microsoft C# MVP 2008
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And numerous codeproject awards which you can see over at my blog

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