I hope to be able to shed a little light on threads in a windows environment
Threads can simplify programming enormously, they can also speed up your application, prevent sluggish interfaces and are generally really wonderful
Maybe you don't realise it but if you have written an application for windows you have already created a threaded program. But with only one thread.
Its not hard to add more.
But for the beginner and hardcore programmer alike it can be fraught with danger at every turn!
This does not mean you should avoid threads, just be cautious and be aware of the errors that can occur.
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