What is the difference between lock and Mutex? Why can’t they be used interchangeably?
What is the difference between lock and Mutex? Why can’t they be used interchangeably?
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What is the difference between lock and Mutex? Why can’t they be used interchangeably?
A lock is specific to the AppDomain, while Mutex to the Operating System allowing you to perform inter-process locking and synchronization (IPC).