Top "Task-parallel-library" questions

Using async/await for multiple tasks

I'm using an API client that is completely asynchrounous, that is, each operation either returns Task or Task<T&…

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Running multiple async tasks and waiting for them all to complete

I need to run multiple async tasks in a console application, and wait for them all to complete before further …

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When to use Task.Delay, when to use Thread.Sleep?

Are there good rule(s) for when to use Task.Delay versus Thread.Sleep? Specifically, is there a minimum value …

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Calling async method synchronously

I have an async method: public async Task<string> GenerateCodeAsync() { string code = await GenerateCodeService.GenerateCodeAsync(); return code; } I …

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Asynchronously wait for Task<T> to complete with timeout

I want to wait for a Task<T> to complete with some special rules: If it hasn't completed …

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Catch an exception thrown by an async void method

Using the async CTP from Microsoft for .NET, is it possible to catch an exception thrown by an async method …

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How to safely call an async method in C# without await

I have an async method which returns no data: public async Task MyAsyncMethod() { // do some stuff async, don't return any …

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What is the difference between task and thread?

In C# 4.0, we have Task in the System.Threading.Tasks namespace. What is the true difference between Thread and Task. …

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Best practice to call ConfigureAwait for all server-side code

When you have server-side code (i.e. some ApiController) and your functions are asynchronous - so they return Task<…

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Deserialize JSON to Array or List with HTTPClient .ReadAsAsync using .NET 4.0 Task pattern

I'm trying to deserialize the JSON returned from http://api.usa.gov/jobs/search.json?query=nursing+jobs using the .…

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