Summary
In this chapter, we started by looking at a brief history of C#, .NET, and managed threading. We discussed how Microsoft has added features for asynchronous and parallel programming over the last 20 years. Next, we took a tour of parallel programming with .NET, concurrent collections, and asynchronous development with C#. Finally, we examined when you might choose each of these concepts for your own applications and why you will often choose more than one of them. You will be able to take what you learned in this chapter and start thinking about practical applications of managed threading in your day-to-day work.
In the next chapter, we will take what you have learned so far and discuss some of the best practices for the practical application of the concepts.
