An Introduction to Programming with C Threads

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made in the C# programming language and its supporting runtime system. … experience of programming with threads over the last twenty five years (since …

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An Introduction to Programming with C# Threads
Andrew D. Birrell
[Revised May, 2005]
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This?paper?provides?an?introduction?to?writing?concurrent?programs?with?”threads”.?A?threads?facility?allows?you?to?write?programs?with?multiple?simultaneous?points?of?execution,?synchronizing?through?shared?memory.?The?paper?describes?the?basic?thread?and?synchronization?primitives,?then?for?each?primitive?provides?a?tutorial?on?how?to?use?it.?The?tutorial?sections?provide?advice?on?the?best?ways?to?use?the?primitives,?give?warnings?about?what?can?go?wrong?and?offer?hints?about?how?to?avoid?these?pitfalls.?The?paper?is?aimed?at?experienced?programmers?who?want?to?acquire?practical?expertise?in?writing?concurrent?programs.?The?programming?language?used?is?C#,?but?most?of?the?tutorial?applies?equally?well?to?other?languages?with?thread?support,?such?as?Java.
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Categories?and?Subject?Descriptors:?D.1.3?[Programming?Techniques]:?Concurrent?Programming;?D.3.3?[Programming?Languages]:?Language?Constructs?and?Features-Concurrent?programming?structures;?D.4.1?[Operating?Systems]:?Process?Management?
General?Terms:?Design,?Languages,?Performance?
Additional?Key?Words?and?Phrases:?Threads,?Concurrency,?Multi-processing,?Synchronization?
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
2. Why?use?concurrency?………………………………………………………………………………..2
3. The?design?of?a?thread?facility……………………………………………………………………..3
4. Using?Locks:?accessing?shared?data……………………………………………………………..8
5. Using?Wait?and?Pulse:?scheduling?shared?resources…………………………………..17
6. Using?Threads:?working?in?parallel……………………………………………………………26
7. Using?Interrupt:?diverting?the?flow?of?control……………………………………………31
8. Additional?techniques……………………………………………………………………………….33
9. Advanced?C#?Features……………………………………………………………………………….36
10. Building?your?program……………………………………………………………………………..37
11. Concluding?remarks………………………………………………………………………………….38…