C++/WinRT envy: Bringing thread switching tasks to C# (WPF and WinForms edition)

Raymond ChenMarch 29, 2019Mar 29, 201903/29/19

More magic tasks that break out of the thread configuration mold.

C++/WinRT envy: Bringing thread switching tasks to C# (UWP edition)

Raymond ChenMarch 28, 2019Mar 28, 201903/28/19

Magic tasks that break out of the thread configuration mold.

How do I wait for the completion of the delegate I passed to Core­Dispatcher.Run­Async and Thread­Pool.Run­Async?

Raymond ChenMarch 27, 2019Mar 27, 201903/27/19

You’ll need your own signal.

When do Core­Dispatcher.Run­Async and Thread­Pool.Run­Async actions complete?

Raymond ChenMarch 26, 2019Mar 26, 201903/26/19

When the delegate returns, not when it completes.

Turning anything into a fire-and-forget coroutine

Raymond ChenMarch 22, 2019Mar 22, 201903/22/19

Turning on the metaprogramming.

Expressing fire-and-forget coroutines more explicitly, -or- How to turn any coroutine into fire-and-forget

Raymond ChenMarch 21, 2019Mar 21, 201903/21/19

Putting it at the call site instead of in the function itself.

winrt::fire_and_forget was too forgetful

Raymond ChenMarch 20, 2019Mar 20, 201903/20/19

Usually, you don’t care when it finishes, as long as it does.