What are synchronization primitives used for in C#?

Synchronization primitives in C# are used to control access to shared resources among multiple threads. They prevent race conditions and ensure thread safety.

Main goals:

• Mutual exclusion: Ensures that only one thread can access a critical section of code at a time.
• Thread synchronization: Allows threads to coordinate their actions, such as waiting for another thread to finish or signaling readiness.

Examples of synchronization primitives:

• lock (Monitor)
• Mutex
• Semaphore / SemaphoreSlim
• AutoResetEvent / ManualResetEvent

Without synchronization primitives, parallel execution of code accessing shared data can lead to unpredictable results, data corruption, and application crashes.