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[genux]

What is the general feeling over C# 5 and the new ASYNC keyword ?
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[Momerath]

Looks interesting, will make writing async code easier. I'd like to know more on how the threading is handled (specifically accessing GUI thread, something they should take a look at :))

[genux]

At present I have been using Mono within a Linux setup, but thinking about trying out the a Visual Studio instance either within Linux (Wine) or natively just for checking out the latest version and also some things that Mono does not implement.

[GIT Solutions]

The proposed Await Keyword in C# 5 to simplify asynchronous programming is no doubt one of the coolest things to come out of Microsoft PDC 2010. The current model of using Begin and End Async with callback methods is quite a pain in the butt. I don't know anyone who really enjoys that style of programming. At a brief glance it appears that in C# 5 the compiler will handle all the plumbing and all we need to do is use the new Await Keyword as necessary.