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Multithreading in C# 5.0 Cookbook

You're reading from   Multithreading in C# 5.0 Cookbook Multithreaded programming can seem overwhelming but this book clarifies everything through its cookbook approach. Packed with practical tasks, it's the quick and easy way to start delving deep into the power of multithreading in C#.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849697644
Length 268 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Evgenii Agafonov Evgenii Agafonov
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Preface 1. Threading Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Thread Synchronization 3. Using a Thread Pool 4. Using Task Parallel Library 5. Using C# 5.0 6. Using Concurrent Collections 7. Using PLINQ 8. Reactive Extensions 9. Using Asynchronous I/O 10. Parallel Programming Patterns 11. There's More Index

Introduction

Microsoft released the first public beta build of Windows 8 at the BUILD conference on September 13, 2011. The new OS tried to address almost every problem that Windows had by introducing features such as responsive UI suitable for tablet devices with touch, lower power consumption, new application model, new asynchronous APIs, and tighter security.

The core of Windows API improvements was a new multiplatform component system, WinRT, which is a logical development of COM. With WinRT, a programmer can use native C++ code, C# and .NET, and even JavaScript and HTML to develop applications. Another change is the introduction of a centralized application store, which did not exist on the Windows platform before.

Being a new application platform, Windows 8 had backward-compatibility and allowed to run the usual Windows applications. This lead to a situation where there are two major classes of applications: the Windows Store applications, where new programs are distributed via the...

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