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  <title>Merge Conflict 44: I Love Callbacks</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week we tackle the TPL, that is right, the Task Parallel Library. We dive into one of our favorite features of C# and .NET, async/await programming.</itunes:subtitle>
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Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://motzcod.es"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
Proudly recorded on &lt;a href="https://zencastr.com/"&gt;Zencastr&lt;/a&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week we tackle the TPL, that is right, the Task Parallel Library. We dive into one of our favorite features of C# and .NET, async/await programming. We take a walk down memory lane to talk about thread pools, completion handlers, locks, and just about everything else we had to do for parallel programming. Sit back, relax, and enjoy some TPL!</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">Visual Studio Live!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration.</a> Promo Code: MERGECONFLICT</li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Task Parallel Library (TPL)" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd460717(v=vs.110).aspx">Task Parallel Library (TPL)</a></li><li><a title="Permissions Plugin for Xamarin and Windows" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/PermissionsPlugin">Permissions Plugin for Xamarin and Windows</a></li><li><a title="Task.ContinueWith Method" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd991174(v=vs.110).aspx">Task.ContinueWith Method</a></li><li><a title="Coffeehouse Blunders" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.blunders.fm/">Coffeehouse Blunders</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week we tackle the TPL, that is right, the Task Parallel Library. We dive into one of our favorite features of C# and .NET, async/await programming. We take a walk down memory lane to talk about thread pools, completion handlers, locks, and just about everything else we had to do for parallel programming. Sit back, relax, and enjoy some TPL!</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">Visual Studio Live!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration.</a> Promo Code: MERGECONFLICT</li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Task Parallel Library (TPL)" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd460717(v=vs.110).aspx">Task Parallel Library (TPL)</a></li><li><a title="Permissions Plugin for Xamarin and Windows" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/PermissionsPlugin">Permissions Plugin for Xamarin and Windows</a></li><li><a title="Task.ContinueWith Method" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd991174(v=vs.110).aspx">Task.ContinueWith Method</a></li><li><a title="Coffeehouse Blunders" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.blunders.fm/">Coffeehouse Blunders</a></li></ul>]]>
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