What benefits will I get from using ApplicationContext?

Question

What is the difference between writing a program using ApplicationContext as follows:

 using System; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace Test { class Test { static void Main(string[] args) { Application.Run(new Context(args)); } } class Context : ApplicationContext { public Context(string[] args) { //the program Environment.Exit(1); } } } 

and standard Main ?

 namespace Test { class Test { static void Main(string[] args) { //the program } } } 

Answer 1

Let's say that you have common functions for one set of programs, and then some different functions for different programs, but both sets have some common functions. Using the class BaseContext : ApplicationContext , you can perform common functions for both, and then implement specific set functions, inheriting from BaseContext. Basically, you get the same benefits as from "normal" polymorphism.