Hands-On Parallel Programming with C# 8 and . NET Core 3 : Build Solid Enterprise Software Using Task Parallelism and Multithreading.: Build Solid Enterprise Software Using Task Parallelism and Multithreading. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Tanwar, Shakti
• Contents: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Dedication -- About Packt -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Section 1: Fundamentals of Threading, Multitasking, and Asynchrony -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Parallel Programming -- Technical requirements -- Preparing for multi-core computing -- Processes -- Some more information about the OS -- Multitasking -- Hyper-threading -- Flynn's taxonomy -- Threads -- Types of threads -- Apartment state -- Multithreading -- Thread class -- Advantages and disadvantages of threads -- The ThreadPool class Advantages, disadvantages, and when to avoid using ThreadPool -- BackgroundWorker -- Advantages and disadvantages of using BackgroundWorker -- Multithreading versus multitasking -- Scenarios where parallel programming can come in handy -- Advantages and disadvantages of parallel programming -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 2: Task Parallelism -- Technical requirements -- Tasks -- Creating and starting a task -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task class -- Using lambda expressions syntax -- Using the Action delegate -- Using delegate -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. Factory. StartNew method Using lambda expressions syntax -- Using the Action delegate -- Using delegate -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. Run method -- Using lambda expressions syntax -- Using the Action delegate -- Using delegate -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. Delay method -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. Yield method -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. FromResult method -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. FromException and System. Threading. Tasks. Task. FromException methods -- The System. Threading. Tasks. Task. FromCanceled and System. Threading. Tasks. Task. FromCanceled methods Getting results from finished tasks -- How to cancel tasks -- Creating a token -- Creating a task using tokens -- Polling the status of the token via the IsCancellationRequested property -- Registering for a request cancellation using the Callback delegate -- How to wait on running tasks -- Task. Wait -- Task. WaitAll -- Task. WaitAny -- Task. WhenAll -- Task. WhenAny -- Handling task exceptions -- Handling exception from single tasks -- Handling exceptions from multiple tasks -- Handling task exceptions with a callback function -- Converting APM patterns into tasks -- Converting EAPs into tasks More on tasks -- Continuation tasks -- Continuing tasks using the Task. ContinueWith method -- Continuing tasks using Task. Factory. ContinueWhenAll and Task. Factory. ContinueWhenAll -- Continuing tasks using Task. Factory. ContinueWhenAny and Task. Factory. ContinueWhenAny -- Parent and child tasks -- Creating a detached task -- Creating an attached task -- Work-stealing queues -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Implementing Data Parallelism -- Technical requirements -- Moving from sequential loops to parallel loops -- Using the Parallel. Invoke method -- Using the Parallel. For method
• Publisher Details: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages)
• Subjects: 005.275; Parallel programming (Computer science); C# (Computer program language); C# (Computer program language); Parallel programming (Computer science); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789133615; 1789133610
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