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Answer by StriplingWarrior for What is the difference between asynchronous...

In-browser Javascript is a great example of an asynchronous program that has no multithreading.You don't have to worry about multiple pieces of code touching the same objects at the same time: each...

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Answer by Eric Lippert for What is the difference between asynchronous...

Your misunderstanding is extremely common. Many people are taught that multithreading and asynchrony are the same thing, but they are not.An analogy usually helps. You are cooking in a restaurant. An...

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What is the difference between asynchronous programming and multithreading?

I thought that they were basically the same thing — writing programs that split tasks between processors (on machines that have 2+ processors). Then I'm reading this, which says:Async methods are...

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