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Progressive .NET Tutorials 2011: Jon Skeet on Async Methods in C# 5
Async Methods in C# 5
Asynchrony is becoming increasingly important in an interconnected world. There are many opportunities for writing more efficient code - but until now it's frankly been a pain to do so. Parallel and asynchronous code is difficult to write, understand and debug... but C# 5's asynchronous methods help to at least reduce the burden of boilerplate code. They allow you to write code in a familiar fashion, with well-defined points of asynchrony, resulting in programs which are understandable by real humans like you and me.

In this talk, Jon explains why the status quo isn't good enough, how asynchronous methods can be used on both the server and the client, and then go under the covers to show how they work.

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ABOUT JON SKEET
Jon Skeet is a C# and Java developer currently working at Google in the UK. For many years he has been a frequent poster in technical newsgroups, and has been awarded as a C# MVP by Microsoft since 2003...
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PODCAST ASYNC METHODS IN C# 5

This session took part at the Progressive .NET Tutorials 2011. You can view the other 18 podcasts here.
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Gael Fraiteur:Multithreading beyond the lock keyword, Multithreading
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Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien:Sharding And Scaling with RavenDB, Scaling with RavenDB
Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien : 15th May 2012
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John Zablocki:Developing with Couchbase, Developing with Couchbase
John Zablocki : 9th May 2012
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Chris Harris:MongoDB and Document Databases, Document Databases
Chris Harris : 9th May 2012
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David Mytton:MongoDB performance at scale, MongoDB performance
David Mytton : 9th May 2012
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John Zablocki:The Couchbase Server Tutorial, The Couchbase Server Tutorial
John Zablocki : 9th May 2012
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Chris Harris:Hands-on MongoDB, Hands-on MongoDB
Chris Harris : 9th May 2012
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Tom McMillen:CouchDB at the Hut Group, CouchDB at the Hut Group
Tom McMillen : 9th May 2012
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Jim Webber:Managing Highly Connected Data in Neo4j, Neo4j Highly Connected Data
Jim Webber : 9th May 2012
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Nicki Watt:Neo4j Tales from the Trenches: A recommendation Engine Case Study, Neo4j Tales from the Trenches
Nicki Watt : 9th May 2012
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Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien:RavenDB: A 2nd generation document database, RavenDB
Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien : 9th May 2012
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Phil Jones:The challenges and rewards of using RavenDB, RavenDB: challenges & rewards
Phil Jones : 9th May 2012
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Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien:RavenDB Crash Course, RavenDB Crash Course
Oren Eini aka Ayende Rahien : 9th May 2012
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Ian Robinson:A Programmatic Introduction to Neo4j, Neo4j Intro
Ian Robinson : 3rd May 2012
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Brian Sletten:Information Resources : Moving Beyond Objects, Moving Beyond Objects
Brian Sletten : 3rd May 2012
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Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin):Uncle Bob's Advanced Test Driven Development in NYC,  Uncle Bob's Advanced Test Driven Development in NY
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Alberto Brandolini:Eric Evans Domain Driven Design Hands-On Immersion Workshop,  Eric Evans' DDD Immersion Workshop
4 DAY COURSE. Featuring Alberto Brandolini
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DDD eXchange 2012, DDD eXchange 2012
CONFERENCE (1 DAY)
London, Friday, June 15th BOOK NOW!
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3 DAY COURSE. Featuring Simon Brown
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QCon New York 2012, QCon New York 2012
CONFERENCE (3 DAYS)
New York, Monday, June 18th BOOK NOW!
Francis Sanger:Craig Larman's Applying Advanced Object Design with Patterns,  Craig Larman's Object Design w Patterns
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David Laribee:David Laribee's Leading Lean/Agile Teams,  David Laribee's Leading Lean/Agile Teams
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New York, Thursday, June 21st
Find Your Ninja Project:Cool Projects in June , Find Your Ninja Project
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