Running tasks asynchronously

To understand how multiple tasks can be run simultaneously (at the same time), we will create a console app that needs to execute three methods.

There will be three methods that need to be executed: the first takes 3 seconds, the second takes 2 seconds, and the third takes 1 second. To simulate that work, we can use the Thread class to tell the current thread to go to sleep for a specified number of milliseconds.

Running multiple actions synchronously

Before we make the tasks run simultaneously, we will run them synchronously, that is, one after the other:

1. Use your preferred code editor to add a console app project, as defined in the following list:
   • Project template: Console App / console
   • Solution file and folder: Chapter05
   • Project file and folder: WorkingWithTasks
   • Do not use top-level statements: Cleared.
   • Enable native AOT publish: Cleared.
2. In the WorkingWithTasks...