In multithreaded C#, it can be wasteful to use one single lock for all threads. Some examples: When creating a lot of directories, you can create one lock for threads that create directories, or you ...

Accomplished software developer with 25+ years of experience. Focus on .NET technologies. TLDR: Let's review in detail the most common mistake in relation to IEnumerable - repeated enumeration - but ...

Take advantage of the new Task.WhenEach method to process asynchronous tasks as they complete, enhancing the efficiency of your .NET applications. The upcoming release of .NET 9 introduces the ...

The TPL (Task Parallel Library) is one of the most interesting new features added in the recent versions of .NET framework. The Task.WaitAll and Task.WhenAll methods are two important and frequently ...

Most people have already heard about the new "async" and "await" functionality coming in Visual Studio 11. This is Yet Another Introductory Post. First, the punchline: Async will fundamentally change ...