Asynchronous Programming in C#

Course details

If you’re looking to incorporate asynchronous programming into your applications, this course was designed for you. Join instructor Brice Wilson as he covers the fundamentals of asynchronous programming in the C# programming language using the task-based asynchronous pattern (TAP). Explore the Task and Task classes and how to use them to perform asynchronous work. Brice shows you the ins and outs of using continuations and the async/await keywords, handling asynchronous exceptions, canceling tasks, and reporting task progress. Upon completing this course, you’ll be ready to confidently use modern techniques and C# language features to build more responsive .NET applications.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Create happier users with asynchronous C#
02 - What you should know

1. Understanding Asynchronous Programming

03 - What is asynchronous programming
04 - When and why to write asynchronous code
05 - Patterns for asynchronous programming in C#

2. Working with Tasks

06 - Creating and executing tasks
07 - Waiting for tasks to complete
08 - Using continuations
09 - Updating the user interface
10 - Challenge - Create and continue a task
11 - Solution - Create and continue a task

3. Using async and await

12 - Benefits of using async and await
13 - Awaiting a task
14 - Handling exceptions
15 - Challenge - Await HTTP requests
16 - Solution - Await HTTP requests

4. Task Cancellation and Progress Monitoring

17 - Using cancellation tokens
18 - Implementing timeout cancellations
19 - Reporting task progress
20 - Challenge - Cancel a slow HTTP request
21 - Solution - Cancel a slow HTTP request

Conclusion

22 - Next steps

Asynchronous Programming in C#

Authors

Brice Wilson