Concurrent Affairs: Solving The Dining Philosophers Problem With Asynchronous Agents

Multicore processors are now ubiquitous on mainstream desktop computers, but applications that use their full potential are still difficult to write. Version 4 of the .NET Framework will deliver several tools that programmers can employ to make this task easier. This article explores the use of one of those tools: Parallel LINQ (PLINQ).Igor OstrovskyMSDN Magazine December 2009

This article describes how to integrate the new parallel computing libraries in the Visual Studio 2010 Beta into existing C++ projects. Based on four common scenarios, the column explains a few of the ways developers can use the APIs and classes that are part of the Parallel Pattern Library (PPL), Asynchronous Agents Library, and Concurrency Runtime.Rick MolloyMSDN Magazine October 2009

Here we describe some of the more common challenges to concurrent programming and present advice for coping with them in your software.Joe DuffyMSDN Magazine October 2008

In this article, the author explores how the F# language helps you create asynchronous function libraries that can be called seamlessly from any other .NET-compliant language.Chance CobleMSDN Magazine October 2008

This month's column explains how to use Windows HTTP Services, or WinHTTP, the new, powerful API for implementing HTTP clients.Kenny KerrMSDN Magazine August 2008

Jeffrey Richter shows you some additional cool features of his AsyncEnumerator class.Jeffrey RichterMSDN Magazine August 2008

In this month's installment of .NET Matters, columnist Stephen Toub answers reader questions concerning asynchronous I/O .Stephen ToubMSDN Magazine July 2008

Here Jeffrey Richter introduces his AsyncEnumerator class, which drives an iterator so that different thread pool threads can execute the same code at different times.Jeffrey RichterMSDN Magazine June 2008

This month Stephen Toub discusses asynchronous stream processing.Stephen ToubMSDN Magazine March 2008

Jeffrey Richter introduces his AsyncEnumerator class and explains how it harnesses some recent additions to the C# programming language that make working with the asynchronous programming model significantly easier.Jeffrey RichterMSDN Magazine November 2007