To take advantage of the parallel programming capabilities, a new class called Parallel was introduced in .Net Framework 4. PLINQ is a good choice in compute-bound operations.

HIGHLIGHTS This guide shows the evolution of parallel programming in C# and explains how to use the new Async paradigm, introduced in C# version 5.0 to develop multi-threaded applications ...

As modern .NET applications grow increasingly reliant on concurrency to deliver responsive, scalable experiences, mastering asynchronous and parallel programming has become essential for every serious ...

Books: Develop UIs in C#. Chris Sells shows you how to develop user interfaces in .NET in his book, Windows Forms Programming in C#. By Mark Collins-Cope; 02/01/2004; W indows Forms Programming in C# ...

Books: Master C# Database Programming Database Programming with C# explains the essentials of database programming to those familiar already with C#. Learn to exploit the VS.NET IDE to access data ...

C# and F# are languages, each with growing user bases, that approach functional programming in fundamentally different ways. C# relies on object-oriented, imperative principles, and F# relies on ...

The third section of the book uses a sample application to give you insight into data access with C#. Thomsen provides an appendix with further information on the use of XML with SQL Server 2000.