Part 1. Asynchronous programming and multithreading basics

The first part of this book covers asynchronous programming and multi-threading in C#, explaining what they are and how to implement them. This part highlights common pitfalls and provides guidance on how to avoid them.

We start with the concepts and terminology of multithreading and asynchronous programming, as used in computer science generally and in C# specifically (chapter 1). Next, we’ll dive right into how asynchronous programming with async/await works in C# (chapters 2 and 3). Then, we’ll discuss multithreading in C# (chapter 4) and how multithreading and asynchronous programming work together (chapter 5). Finally, we’ll talk about when to use async/await (chapter 6) and how to use multithreading properly (chapter 7).

By the end of part 1, you will learn how to write correct multithread code and use async/await properly.