2026-06-09 / C# / .NET Core
C# lock, Deadlocks, and Shared-State Governance
A focused note on using lock correctly, how deadlocks form, and how lock ordering and critical-section design reduce risk.
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C# lock, Deadlocks, and Shared-State Governance
The value of lock is not speed. It protects shared-state consistency by allowing only one thread to enter a critical section at a time.
Deadlocks often come from circular waiting: thread 1 holds lock A and waits for B, while thread 2 holds lock B and waits for A.