Semaphore vs Monitor
Explore the distinctions between semaphores and monitors in C# concurrency. Understand their inner workings, how monitors simplify locking with atomic operations, and the developer responsibilities when using semaphores. Learn why monitors help prevent common errors and how they differ in managing thread access to resources.
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Semaphore vs Monitor
Monitor, mutex, and semaphores can be confusing concepts initially. A monitor is made up of a mutex and a condition variable. One can think of a mutex as a subset of a monitor. Differences between a monitor and a semaphore are discussed below.
The Difference
A monitor and a semaphore are interchangeable. Theoretically, one can be constructed out of the ...