Task Parallel Library in .NET 4.0 – Part 1

In one of my earlier posts about the Parallel Programming Extensions in .NET 4.0 I had briefly mentioned about the Task Parallel Library one of the most critical components of the Parallel Extensions.It primarily consists of the APIs provided under System.Threading& Sytem.Threading.Tasks.It uses the CLR Thread Pool behind the scenes and some sophisticated algorithms to assign number of threads to maximize performance.It provides more programmatic control than thread or work item to...