Microsoft® Visual C#® 2010 Step by Step

Chapter 27. Introducing the Task Parallel Library

After completing the chapter, you will be able to

• Describe the benefits that implementing parallel operations in an application can bring.

• Explain how the Task Parallel Library provides an optimal platform for implementing applications that can take advantage of multiple processor cores.

• Use the Task class to create and run parallel operations in an application.

• Use the Parallel class to parallelize some common programming constructs.

• Use tasks with threads to improve responsiveness and throughput in graphical user interface (GUI) applications.

• Cancel long-running tasks, and handle exceptions raised by parallel operations.

You have now seen how to use Microsoft Visual C# to build applications that provide ...