Creating an async method with tasks

In this recipe, we will be looking at the asynchronous programming capabilities found in the C# language. C# has language-level asynchronous capabilities, and therefore you don't have to rely on a third-party library. If you have I/O operations, such as reading data from a network or from a database, you can utilize asynchronous programming. You can also use asynchronous programming for CPU-bound, expensive calculations.

Getting ready

Make sure you have Visual Studio 2017 updated. It is also assumed that you have prior experience in asynchronous programming and what it means.

How to do it...

1. Open Visual Studio 2017.
2. Click File | New | Project to create a project. 
3. In the New Project dialog box, expand the Other Project Types node in the left-hand pane and select Visual Studio Solutions. In the right-hand pane, select Blank Solution.
4. In the Name: textbox, type Chapter6.AsyncTasks and, in the Location: textbox, select a path from the drop-down box or click on the...