CHAPTER 24Multithreading, Part Two: Exploring the Task Parallel Library and PLINQ
Perhaps the most important new feature added to the .NET Framework by version 4.0 is the Task Parallel Library (TPL). This library enhances multithreaded programming in two important ways. First, it simplifies the creation and use of multiple threads. Second, it automatically makes use of multiple processors. In other words, by using the TPL you enable your applications to automatically scale to make use of the number of available processors. These two features make the TPL the recommended approach to multithreading in most cases.
Another parallel programming feature added by .NET 4.0 is PLINQ, which stands for Parallel Language Integrated Query. PLINQ enables you ...
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