September 10, 2024

Asynchronous programming - Books

I have two C# books I like. One is "Programming C#" by Ian Griffiths. It has come out in numerous revisions. Mine is on C# 8 (2020) and has two chapters of relevance. Chapter 16 covers Multithreading, which really is a prerequisite to truly having a chance at understanding the next, which is Chapter 17 on "Asynchronous language Features".

The other book I like is "C# in Depth" by Jon Skeet (2019). He has 2 chapters on the business of async/await. The second one attempts to dig into the implementation by using disassembly tools and knowledge of the IL. I admire this, and sense a kindred spirit. He wants to know what is going on -- and the details aren't explained anywhere -- so let's see what we can learn by prying the lid off the box and looking inside.

But I mention this, not just to recommend books and sections in said books that you ought to read, but to underscore that this is not a trivial topic.


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