Task EventHandlers – The Little Secret You Didn’t Know
As C# programmers, we've all been burned by asynchronous EventHandlers. And if you still haven't yet, then hopefully this article will arm you for being able to better navigate long debugging sessions where functionality mysteriously stops working in your application. While there are several different solutions for dealing with async event handlers, either by avoiding use of async void or even by embracing async void, in this article we will explore another option which is Task EventHandlers. Disclaimer: this article was originally written with the perspective that this solution feels close to bullet-proof, but there are important limitations. These limitations are addressed later in the article, and I felt it would still be valuable to explore the space (both positives and negatives). A Companion Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVGjpRz0JZU What you DIDN'T know about C# Async EventHandlers The Source of the Problem Normal…
