Parallel Programming with C# and .NET: Fundamentals of Concurrency and Asynchrony Behind Fast-Paced Applications

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5. Parallel LINQ

Vaskaran Sarcar¹  

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Kolkata, West Bengal, India

 

Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) was an important addition to .NET. Parallel LINQ (PLINQ) is its parallel implementation, which is an integral part of parallel programming. This chapter attempts to simplify the topic for you.

Prerequisite Knowledge

In this section, I’ll demystify some important characteristics of PLINQ. Careful study of this section will help you understand the topic better.

Imperative vs. Declarative Programming

It is useful for PLINQ users to understand the difference between the imperative ...