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Re:.NET 5.0 by merb on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:26PM (#25051424)
> It helps keep the app responsive while using less resources and avoiding lockups and crashes.

it actually uses more resources. async has a cost, but it is really low.

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Re:.NET 5.0 by asyncawaaait on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:39PM (#25052338)
There is a resource tradeoff. async/await has a minor CPU/memory impact, but it can also free up threads to do other work during an I/O bound operation.

Threads have their own resource cost.

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