Introduction to Async/Await on ASP.NET

Most online resources around async/await assume you’re developing client applications, but does async have a place on the server? The answer is most definitely “Yes.” This article is a conceptual overview of asynchronous requests on ASP.NET, as well as a reference for the best online resources. I won’t be covering the async or await syntax; I’ve already done that in an introductory blog post (bit.ly/19IkogW) and in an article on async best practices (msdn.microsoft.com/magazine/jj991977). This article focuses specifically on how async works on ASP.NET.