MainThread (Xamarin.Essentials API of the Week)

The Discussion

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  What is the difference to using Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread() which is built directly into Xamarin.Forms?

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  +1

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  MiKill - there's a comment in the docs that addresses that....
  
  Xamarin.Forms has a method called Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action) that does the same thing as MainThread.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action). While you can use either method in a Xamarin.Forms app, consider whether or not the calling code has any other need for a dependency on Xamarin.Forms. If not, MainThread.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action) is likely a better option.
  
  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/main-thread

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  Thanks James, great video, simple and to the point, as usual. How about a 101 on threading in general, perhaps async as well. I have a vague idea about how all these work, but your 101s fill in a lot of gaps.