Several classes in the .NET Framework Base Class Library (BCL) provide both synchronous and asynchronous method signatures. Because a synchronous method call can create a delay in program flow, an ...

Learn how to use IAsyncEnumerable in C# to easily filter, aggregate, transform, project, or otherwise process continuous streams of data asynchronously. IAsyncEnumerable is a powerful feature ...

There's a lot of confusion about async/await, Task/TPL and asynchronous and parallel programming in general, so Jeremy Clark is on a mission to inform developers on how to use everything properly.

As modern .NET applications grow increasingly reliant on concurrency to deliver responsive, scalable experiences, mastering asynchronous and parallel programming has become essential for every serious ...

Asynchronous. What an ugly word. A long, terrible monstrosity with four straight consonants in the middle. I hate it. Yet I’ve said it probably every single workday for the past six months. Why? Well, ...

Mona Andrews, Esq, founder and CEO of Stay in the Game, a company changing the lives of women by offering flexible, remote work. We’ve learned much about the ways we work over the past two years, but ...

A socket is defined as the endpoint of a two-way communication between two processes running over a network. Inter-process communication can be achieved using sockets. After a connection between the ...

You may have noticed that the phrase “Let’s take that offline” is gradually being replaced by “Let’s connect async.” Both expressions are a type of white flag, surrendering to the reality that a ...

With components and APIs provisioned across multiple servers in cloud-based, virtual environments, it's difficult to map out a flow of execution for synchronous interactions where you can clearly ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Susan Gentz As school ...