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Microsoft MVP Virtual Conference
Surviving in an Async-First Development World
Cloud-first? Mobile-first? You know what that means: Async-first! Is the world of async/await passing you by? No need to worry with this catchup session! Join async guru Stephen Cleary for a down-to-earth introduction to the new async and await keywords. No previous expertise required! We'll cover just what you need to know as a developer: where async helps (and where it doesn't), how it works (without unnecessary details), and best practices to get you started on your async adventure!
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Asynchronous Programming Demystified
Asynchronous code using the new async and await keywords seems to be everywhere these days! These keywords are transforming the way programs are written. Yet many developers feel unsure about Async programming. This webcast covers: How the async and await keywords really work; How to think about asynchronous code; The difference between asynchrony and parallelism; Common mistakes when learning asynchronous programming; Fixing Async code smells with CodeIt.Right.
MSDN Magazine, July 2015
Brownfield Async Development
Asynchronous code is pretty straightforward if you don't have any existing code to maintain, but it can be much more difficult when working in a brownfield scenario! This article discusses a variety of approaches to introducing asynchronous code while maintaining backwards compatibility.
MSDN Magazine, November 2014
Unit Testing Asynchronous Code
An exhaustive look at unit testing async methods. This article covers the basics of unit testing async methods, mocking techniques, and special considerations. Also includes an overview of the current status of common unit testing frameworks (MSTest, xUnit, and NUnit) as well as some helper libraries (e.g., Moq, Microsoft Fakes), with a look at future directions.
MSDN Magazine, October 2014
Introduction to async/await on ASP.NET
Most async tutorials assume a client-side application. But does async have a role to play on the server? The answer is most definitely "yes!" This article examines async on ASP.NET applications: the benefits of async, how it works in an ASP.NET environment, and common pitfalls to avoid.
O'Reilly, May, 2014
Concurrency in C# Cookbook: Asynchronous, Parallel, and Multithreaded Programming
An introduction to asynchronous, parallel, reactive, and dataflow programming; and a reference for common solutions.
MSDN Magazine, May 2014
Patterns for Asynchronous MVVM Applications: Services
The third in a series on dealing with async and await in Model-View-ViewModel applications. Considers common patterns for asynchronous services: how async interacts with inheritance, factories, unit testing, lazy initialization, and construction.
MSDN Magazine, April 2014
Patterns for Asynchronous MVVM Applications: Commands
The second in a series on dealing with async and await in Model-View-ViewModel applications. Examines several patterns for representing asynchronous operations as MVVM commands (ICommand).
MSDN Magazine, March 2014
Patterns for Asynchronous MVVM Applications: Data Binding
The first in a series on dealing with async and await in Model-View-ViewModel applications. Introduces a pattern for data-binding to the results of asynchronous operations.
MSDN Magazine, March 2013
Best Practices in Asynchronous Programming
A "second step" for learning async; a good followup read after an async tutorial. Provides guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls, and includes several cheat sheets and resources for async development.
MSDN Magazine, February 2011
It's All About the SynchronizationContext
A thorough look at the SynchronizationContext type, starting with some history and concluding with how it is used by various components (including components in development such as the compiler support for async and await).
Dr. Dobb's Journal, October 2000
C++ Type Traits
A brief description of the Boost.TypeTraits library, which uses advanced template techniques to determine (and manipulate) type properties at compile-time. This was the first article on template metaprogramming; the TypeTraits library provided the groundwork for more advanced template metaprogramming. Co-authored this article with John Maddock.
