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Async / await is just an abstraction over threads. It doesn't dictate how many threads are used.

• jayd16 6y ago
  I'm not sure what your point is exactly but I would disagree with the presented assertions none the less. In C# async/await is essentially sugar around callbacks, which isn't really related to threads, per se. However, the language has the Task Parallel Library, and a Task promise type that has a lot of methods around scheduling and thread targeting. Essentially the TPL does dictate how many threads are used and is, as far as language design is concerned, inextricable from async/await.
  • eweise 6y ago
    My reply was in response to "Async/await works well when you need to manage scheduling of a single thread" My point being that it isn't limited to cases where you only have a single thread.
    • jayd16 6y ago
      Ah, agreed. That's a case where it does well, not the only case.