Moderate C# Question 39 of 215

What is async await in C#?

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Async await frees threads while waiting on I/O without blocking.

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Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.

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Async await frees threads
while waiting on I/O without blocking.
2
Methods return Task or
Task of T.
3
I avoid async void
except event handlers because exceptions are harder to catch.
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Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
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Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

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“Methods return Task or Task of T.”

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MethodsreturnTaskorTaskof

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Async await frees threads while waiting on I/O without blocking. Methods return Task or Task of T.