Async CTP

Microsoft Technical Fellow and C# creator Anders Hejlsberg explains the new C# and VB.NET asynchronous programming model, available as Async CTP now, which makes async programming much easier for .NET developers.

Meet some of the key folks behind the Async CTP, which contains a preview version of C# and VB.NET that contain two new modifiers, async and await (and iterators for VB.NET!), that will make it much easier to compose asynchronous code for .NET. Great work, C#, VB and Parallel Platform teams (and…

Mads Torgersen, C# specification lead, describes the new C# features to improve asynchronous development. You can get an early look at this new async programming model, available as the Async CTP, today!

Stephen Toub goes deep into the design and architecture of the new Async features in C# and VB.NET, which rely heavily on .NET’s Task Parallel Library. You can get an early look at this new async programming model, available as the Async CTP, today!

The recent Visual Studio Async CTP SP1 refresh includes many core improvements, bug fixes and new support for WP7 and VS Express. Architect Stephen Toub digs into some of the updates and explains how making your own awaitable types has gotten easier in this release. As usual, Stephen…

At PDC10, you were introduced to Async (new async and await language keywords), a new language feature in C# and VB.NET. At the same time, the Rx team shipped the latest version of their software, which adds the following capabilities to the library: Support for the new C# await keyword…

C# Program Manager Mads Torgersen explains the latest release of Async which includes support for WP7, performance and reliability improvements, support for VS Express editions of C# and VB, a new EULA (as-is) and more. It's always great to chat with Mads. Tune in. Download the latest CTP and…

Lucian Wischik digs into the new VB functions and iterators being developed for asynchronous development. You can get an early look at these new features, available as the Async CTP, today! Give VB.NETAsync a try. In this whiteboard-heavy conversation, Lucian demonstrates how to make…

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