Chapter 11. Worker Roles
Besides the web role, the Compute Service's other role is the Worker Role. Worker roles are used for behind-the-scenes processing functions, and can also serve as HTTP/HTTPS/TCP endpoints. Although they don't function in exactly the same way, it's easy to think of worker roles as being similar to the services on our local machines.
In this chapter, we'll cover:
Worker role internals
Uses for worker roles
Externally facing worker roles
Thread-pool pattern
Building the Jupiter Motors worker role
