Concurrent Affairs: Asynchronous Device Operations

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

We use the new Asynchronous Agents Library in Visual C++ 2010 to solve the classic Dining Philosophers concurrency problem.Rick MolloyMSDN Magazine June 2009

In this month's installment, Stephen Toub examines some techniques for enforcing dependencies in the running order of asynchronous operations and builds a DependencyManagement class to help.Stephen ToubMSDN Magazine April 2009

OMA Device Management (OMA-DM), based on a dialect of XML called SyncML, can be used to provision and manage mobile devices in an enterprise scenario. We'll show you how.Ramon ArjonaMSDN Magazine February 2009

Integrating workflow into ASP.NET applications means communicating with activities via a workflow queue and hosting the runtime in the global application class. We'll show you how.Michael KennedyMSDN Magazine January 2009

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