Synclock in Module Constructor?

Question

Coming from Java where Static Block are immediately called. In VB.NET (ASP.NET) a Module Constructor isn't called until the first method is called. So, this begs the question, if I'm performing initialization within my Module's constructor do I need to wrap it in a Synclock?

Answer 1

Modules are a VB.NET programming nicety. Once compiled, they are the same as C# static classes, therefore a module constructor is the same as a C# static constructor. A C# static constructor is presumably exactly the same as a static block in Java. The documentation states that a C# static constructor is never executed more than once, so that would suggest that no synchronisation is necessary.