With C# 5's async features ... a lot of code can now easily be non-blocking by default. Even making asynchronous actions in asp.net mvc can have an enormously p

With C# 5's async features ... a lot of code can now easily be non-blocking by default. Even making asynchronous actions in asp.net mvc can have an enormously positive impact on server scalability. Just because you can write synchronous/blocking code doesn't limit the power of the platform when it's written using the latest features.