Thread Over Task?

Matt_Perley

So i have recently been working on optimizing an app im developing for work, however i have run into a question i havnt found a satisfactory answer for:

is it ok to use thread rather than task.run()?

ive only had to use e.g.: new thread(new threadstart(()=>{ //blah })); a couple of times, it just worked better and yielded a faster load time.

only reason i ask is everyone says use task.run(), and i tried, but thread just provided a much smoother result.

Thank you for your time!

BillyLiu

I think it is better to use Task than Thread.

only reason i ask is everyone says use task.run(), and i tried, but thread just provided a much smoother result.

You could consider Task as a promise. And Thread is a way of fulfilling that promise.
Not all Task need a Thread to run. And create a thread is much more expensive than re-using an existing thread from the threadpool.

You could refer to following links for more information:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13429129/task-vs-thread-differences
https://stackoverflow.com/a/4130347/7063418

BillyLiu

I think it is better to use Task than Thread.

only reason i ask is everyone says use task.run(), and i tried, but thread just provided a much smoother result.

You could consider Task as a promise. And Thread is a way of fulfilling that promise.
Not all Task need a Thread to run. And create a thread is much more expensive than re-using an existing thread from the threadpool.

You could refer to following links for more information:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13429129/task-vs-thread-differences
https://stackoverflow.com/a/4130347/7063418