.NET Parallel Programming

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TPL Dataflow CTP Refresh

Today, we released a new CTP of TPL Dataflow, otherwise known as System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll.  You can download this as part of the Microsoft Visual Studio Async CTP, which will also install the new C#/Visual Basic support for writing asynchronous methods, or you can install the DLL itself through the installer available on the ...

TPL Dataflow on TC Labs

After releasing a CTP of TPL Dataflow as part of the Async CTP, we had multiple requests for a standalone download for just the System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll.  Thanks to everyone who asked for this, and as of this morning, such an installer for an updated version of the preview is now available!  This is part of a ...

Maestro has its own blog!

The response to our initial post on this blog about Maestro has inspired us to give it its own blog.  If you’re not yet in the know, Maestro is a new incubation language from Microsoft’s Parallel Computing Platform team for safe and scalable parallel programming for .NET. If you have interest in Maestro or any topics related ...