Full-Day Workshop - Asynchronous & Parallel Programming in C# (March 2023)

I'll be giving a full day workshop (with hands-on labs) at Visual Studio LIVE!, Las Vegas on March 19th, 2023. Now's your chance to spend a full day with me and also learn tons of useful tech during the rest of the week.

Event Info:

Visual Studio LIVE! March 19-24, 2023
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Las Vegas NV
Event Link: https://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2023/home.aspx

Use the promo code "Clark" to save $500 off the regular price for 4-, 5-, or 6-day packages (Note: you'll need the 6-day package to join me for the full day workshop on Sunday, March 19). Here's a direct link to registration that includes the promo code: http://bit.ly/3HSDHJn

Read on to see what we'll learn in the workshop.

Hands-on Lab: Asynchronous and Parallel Programming in C#

3/19/2023 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Level: Intermediate

Asynchronous programming is a critical skill to take full advantage of today's multi-core systems. But async programming brings its own set of issues. In this workshop, we'll work through some of those issues and get comfortable using parts of the .NET Task Parallel Library (TPL).

We'll start by calling asynchronous methods using the Task Asynchronous Pattern (TAP), including how to handle exceptions and cancellation. With this in hand, we'll look at creating our own asynchronous methods and methods that use asynchronous libraries. Along the way, we'll see how to avoid deadlocks, how to isolate our code for easier async, and why it's important to stay away from "asyc void".

In addition, we'll look at some patterns for running code in parallel, including using Parallel.ForEachAsync, channels, and other techniques. We'll see pros and cons so that we can use the right pattern for a particular problem.

Throughout the day, we'll go hands-on with lab exercises to put these skills into practice.

Objectives:

• Use asynchronous methods with Task and await 
• Create asynchronous methods and libraries 
• How to avoid deadlocks and other pitfalls 
• Understand different parallel programming techniques

Topics:

Here's a list of some of the topics that we'll cover:

Pre-Requisites:

Basic understanding of C# and object-oriented programming (classes, inheritance, methods, and properties). No prior experience with asynchronous programming is necessary; we'll take care of that as we go.

Attendee Requirements:

• You must provide your own laptop computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) for this hands-on lab.
• All other laptop requirements will be provided to attendees 2 weeks prior to the conference

Hope to See You There!

If you can't make it to this one, keep watching here (and my website: jeremybytes.com) for future public workshops. I'm also available for private workshops for your team - customized to be most relevant to the code that you're building.

Happy Coding!