Month: August 2011

My tech-to-do list

I am going to blog my tech-to-do list! It appeals to be a new way of monitoring thingsĀ and I hope by doing so, I will be able to keep track of a good progress.

Here is few things come across my mind that motivates me to keep moving on:

  1. Parallel Programming with .NET Framework 4.0 (in progress)
  2. Develop App via Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch
  3. Entity Framework query performance via Compiled Queries (LINQ to Entities) (done)
  4. MEF Advance
  5. Reactive Framework
  6. Window Azure
  7. ASP.NET MVC (done)
  8. …

To be continued …

Cheers,
Mike

Parallel Programming in .Net Framework 4.0

Today I start digging into Parallel Programming (Px2) in .NET framework 4.0. It appeals to my mind when I come across the BlackWasp and MS pattern & practices

Luckily I am familiar with C# Fundamentals, OOP and LINQ to Objects. Thanks for the comprehensive work with .NET related technology in the last 2 years and the good foundation in Java OOP. However, there are still many hidden areas that I need to learn before starting using Px2 such as Task Parallel Library and Language-integrated Query (PLINQ).

I am excited to learn about:

  1. History of Px2: why do we even need it?
  2. Principles of Px2: Decomposition (Data decomposition, Task decomposition)
  3. Common Px2 Problems: Synchronization, Race Conditions, Blocking, Deadlocking
  4. Px2 in .NET 4.0: Task Parallel Library, Parallel LINQ

Let the journey begin …

Cheers,
Mike