It's All About the State, or What async/await Hides in C#?
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Explains how C# async/await actually works under the hood: it covers the async/await syntax, the compiler transformations and the generated Intermediate Language (IL) state-machine code. Shows the problems async/await solves for asynchronous tasks like HTTP requests and dives into the compiler’s work creating the state and control flow that makes async/await convenient for developers.
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