Async in C# 5.0
Book Description:
If you’re writing one of several applications that call for asynchronous programming, this concise hands-on guide shows
you how the async feature in C# 5.0 can make the process much simpler. Along with a clear introduction to asynchronous
programming, you get an in-depth look at how the async feature works and why you might want to use it in your application.
Written for experienced C# programmers—yet approachable for beginners—this book is packed with code examples that you can
extend for your own projects.
Write your own asynchronous code, and learn how async saves you from this messy chore
Discover new performance possibilities in ASP.NET web server code
Explore how async and WinRT work together in Windows 8 applications
Learn the importance of the await keyword in async methods
Understand which .NET thread is running your code—and at what points in the program
Use the Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP) to write asynchronous APIs in .NET
Take advantage of parallel computing in modern machines
Measure async code performance by comparing it with alternatives
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Why Programs Need to Be Asynchronous
Chapter 3. Writing Asynchronous Code Manually
Chapter 4. Writing Async Methods
Chapter 5. What await Actually Does
Chapter 6. The Task-Based Asynchronous Pattern
Chapter 7. Utilities for Async Code
Chapter 8. Which Thread Runs My Code?
Chapter 9. Exceptions in Async Code
Chapter 10. Parallelism Using Async
Chapter 11. Unit Testing Async Code
Chapter 12. Async in ASP.NET Applications
Chapter 13. Async in WinRT Applications
Chapter 14. The Async Compiler Transform—in Depth
Chapter 15. The Performance of Async Code
Book Details
Paperback: 108 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media (September 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1449337163
ISBN-13: 978-1449337162
