Avoiding the use of the captured synchronization context

This recipe discusses the details of the synchronization context behavior when await is used to get asynchronous operation results. You will learn how and when to turn off the synchronization context flow.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need Visual Studio 2015. There are no other prerequisites. The source code for this recipe can be found at BookSamples\Chapter5\Recipe6.

How to do it...

To understand the details of the synchronization context behavior when await is used and to learn how and when to turn off the synchronization context flow, perform the following steps:

  1. Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# console application project.
  2. Add references to the Windows Presentation ...

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