How do I choose between Semaphore and SemaphoreSlim?

Question

Their public interfaces appear similar. The documentation states that the SemaphoreSlim is a lightweight alternative and doesn\'t use Windows Kernel semaphores. This resou

Answer 1

Regarding "short times" controversy:

At least SemaphoreSlim MSDN documentation states that

The SemaphoreSlim class is the recommended semaphore for synchronization within a single app.

in Remarks section. Same section also tells the main difference between Semaphore and SemaphoreSlim:

The SemaphoreSlim is a lightweight alternative to the Semaphore class that doesn't use Windows kernel semaphores. Unlike the Semaphore class, the SemaphoreSlim class doesn’t support named system semaphores. You can use it as a local semaphore only.