Writing multithreading applications in win32 : the complete guide to threads

Multithreading - dividing an application into multiple independent streams of execution - is a powerful but potentially intimidating programming technique. Multithreading Applications in Win32 The Complete Guide to Threads teaches you how to build multithreaded applications step by step, starting with simple examples and gradually introducing complicating factors and the Win32 APIs youll need to deal with them. After youve mastered the basic concepts, youll learn exactly how to implement multithreading applications using C, C++, and MFC, plus specific applications of multithreading on the Win32 platform. The entire book maintains a conversational tone that helps make potentially complex topics understandable.

Using multiple threads, you can create high-performance servers, build extensions for Internet servers, take advantage of multiprocessor systems, build sophisticated objects in OLE and COM, and improve application responsiveness. Writing such software requires more than theory and a reference manual; it requires a comprehensive understanding of how everything fits together and a guide to what works and what doesn't.

Multithreading is supported under Windows NT and Windows 95 and later through the Win32 API, but coverage of this important topic has been sporadic and incomplete until now. In Multithreading Applications in Win32, with just enough theory and lots of sample code, Jim Beveridge and Bob Wiener show developers when, where, and how to use multithreading. Included in the book are:

• Internet development examples, including ISAPI and WinSock.
• Hands-on coverage of how to use threads and overlapped I/O for server development.
• How to use the C run-time library and MFC in a multithreaded environment.
• Examples in C and C++.
• Comparisons to UNIX for developers transitioning from UNIX to Win32.

The associated web site includes the code and sample applications from the book, including code that works with Internet WinSock.

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Explaining when, where and how to use multithreading for Windows program development, this text provides a guide to threads in Windows 95 and Windows NT. The accompanying CD-ROM includes the code from the book. Programmers will get hands-on experience in when and how to use multithreading, together with expert advice and working examples in C++ and MFC.