C# Threading Handbook

In this chapter, the various threading models that can be applied to your application, why you should use them, and how to implement them have been described. You should now be confident in your knowledge of:

• Different types of basic threading model, such as STA and MTA apartments

• How to specify the threading model

• The different models of threads that can be applied and their relationships to each other

This chapter should help you design your threaded application - your application will fit into one or more of the models described above, and so the code examples given should help you to build the code you need. With the .NET Framework, threads are far more powerful, but also far more prone to errors than they used to be. By being aware of which model your application fits into, you can look out for these potential errors.