All this await stuff in C#

[d000hg]

I've not MT code in C# for years and when I did it was all the old-fashioned way... basically signals and threads and stuff like in C++.
The asynchronous revolution broadly passed me by and now I'm writing a MT application... it feels a great opportunity to bone up on the modern way but online resources are muddled depending when they were written.

Can anyone recommend a book on modern C# for someone who has worked with it but is out of date with this stuff?

[DimPrawn]

They got a sale on, courses are £11.99 each. Bargain prices.

Understand asynchronous programming with .Net and C# | Udemy
C# Advanced Topics: Prepare for Technical Interviews | Udemy

[d000hg]

They got a sale on, courses are £11.99 each. Bargain prices.

Understand asynchronous programming with .Net and C# | Udemy
C# Advanced Topics: Prepare for Technical Interviews | Udemy

I never used these sorts of thing, would you endorse them as an experienced developer?

[Hobosapien]

Books are old school but as everyone has their own level of experience, goals, and desire for learning just google 'c# books' and see what is currently recommended for the level you feel you're at.

Alternatively start at the beginning as a refresher by binge watching the following:

c# tutorial for beginners

102 videos. Shows how the language is broken down so you can seek out more advanced videos or courses for any aspects of particular interest. The 'await/async' stuff is covered in video 101.

[Dark Black]

Unless you are doing web page handling, my advice is to not use the await stuff and just do your multithreading the old school way, create and manage your own threads.

Others will disagree of course.

[SunnyInHades]

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ConsoleApp1
{
class Program
{
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Coronavirus Supermarket visit");
Coronavirus coronavirus = new Coronavirus();
Console.WriteLine("Starting looking for essentials ...");
Task<bool> handSanitiserTask = coronavirus.FindHandSanitiser();
Task<bool> toiletRollTask = coronavirus.FindToiletRoll();
await handSanitiserTask;
Console.WriteLine("Found sanitiser !!!!! ");
await toiletRollTask;
Console.WriteLine("Found toilet roll !!!!! ");
}
}

class Coronavirus
{
public Coronavirus()
{
}

public async Task<bool> FindHandSanitiser()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Looking for hand sanitiser");
await Task.Delay(1000);
}
return true;
}

public async Task<bool> FindToiletRoll()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Looking for toilet roll");
await Task.Delay(2000);
}
return true;
}
}
}

/*
Example output from a run

Coronavirus Supermarket visit
Starting looking for essentials ...
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Found sanitiser !!!!!
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for toilet roll
Found toilet roll !!!!!
*/

[NickFitz]

<snip>

If you use the [code]…[/code] tags (the # icon in the editor toolbar) it’ll use a monospace font and retain the whitespace:

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ConsoleApp1
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Coronavirus Supermarket visit");
            Coronavirus coronavirus = new Coronavirus();
            Console.WriteLine("Starting looking for essentials ...");
            Task<bool> handSanitiserTask = coronavirus.FindHandSanitiser();
            Task<bool> toiletRollTask = coronavirus.FindToiletRoll();
            await handSanitiserTask;
            Console.WriteLine("Found sanitiser !!!!! ");
            await toiletRollTask;
            Console.WriteLine("Found toilet roll !!!!! ");
        }
    }

    class Coronavirus
    {
        public Coronavirus()
        {
        }

        public async Task<bool> FindHandSanitiser()
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Looking for hand sanitiser");
                await Task.Delay(1000);
            }
            return true;
        }

        public async Task<bool> FindToiletRoll()
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Looking for toilet roll");
                await Task.Delay(2000);
            }
            return true;
        }
    }
}

/* 
Example output from a run

Coronavirus Supermarket visit
Starting looking for essentials ...
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for hand sanitiser
Looking for toilet roll
Found sanitiser !!!!!
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for toilet roll
Looking for toilet roll
Found toilet roll !!!!!
*/

OK, you also have to scroll a bit to read it, but nothing’s perfect