What’s the SynchronizationContext used for?

Creating Windows applications, UI controls are bound to the UI thread. .NET made it to different iterations with different patterns dealing with asynchronous programming. .NET 4.0 introduced the Task Parallel Library (TPL) and C# 5 added the async and await keywords. Together with these enhancements of .NET, and the synchronization context, invoking methods that make use of different threads has becoming a lot easier. Continue reading What’s the SynchronizationContext used for?

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Professional C# and .NET – 2021 Edition

The new edition of my book is available – covering .NET, C#, WinUI, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and more! Compared to the previous edition, it not only covers the newest editions of C# and .NET, you don’t have to carry a book with 1500 pages – the number of pages have been reduced – but I made sure that all the important topics are covered, you shouldn’t miss anything important topics needed to develop applications with .NET, C#, and Microsoft Azure. Continue reading Professional C# and .NET – 2021 Edition

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Microsoft Build 2020 – Highlights

This Microsoft Build 2020 conference was very different from all the previous ones as a digital experience event because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Microsoft made it a great experience – with announcements on Microsoft Azure, .NET 5, Windows, and more.
Here’s my view with a summary of announcements. Continue reading Microsoft Build 2020 – Highlights