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» Compound Win32 Synchronization Objects
   Describes strategies to combine the Win32 synchronization primitives into more complex synchronization objects. It presents several solutions for implementing advanced synchronization objects along with a comparison of how they perform.
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms810427.aspx

» Multithreaded Programming with Win32
   This book describes techniques for designing and implementing multithreaded software applications.
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130109126

» Multithreading for Rookies
   Focuses on some practical applications of Win32 multithreading.
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms810438.aspx

» POSIX Emulation Layer for WindowsThreads
   This package provides a POSIX layer on top of Win32 threads to facilitate porting of Unix applications to Win32 platforms. [Open Source, LGPL]
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/pelt/

» POSIX Threads (pthreads) for Win32
   An implementation of POSIX pthreads for Win32. [Open source, LGPL].
   http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/

» Pushing the Limits of Windows: Processes and Threads
   Discusses the limits on the maximum number of threads and processes supported on Windows. Describes the difference between a thread and a process, surveys thread limits and then investigates process limits
   http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2009/07/08/3261309.aspx

» Scalable Multithreaded Programming with Thread Pools
   Presents some of the concepts of multithreaded programming and shows some simple ways to introduce threaded execution with OpenMP and thread pools. Also demonstrates how to use Visual Studio 2010 to measure the improvement in performance gained from these
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg232758.aspx

» Strategies for Implementing POSIX Condition Variables on Win32
   This article explores various techniques and patterns for implementing POSIX condition variables correctly and/or fairly on Win32.
   http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/win32-cv-1.html

» Synchronization Primitives New to Windows Vista
   Focuses on several of the new thread synchronization features introduced with Windows Vista: condition variables, slim reader/writer locks, and one-time initialization.
   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163405.aspx