Apress Source Code

This repository accompanies Parallel Programming with C# and .NET by Vaskaran Sarcar (Apress, 2024).

Download the files as a zip using the green button, or clone the repository to your machine using Git.

Prerequisites

To successfully run the samples and solutions from this book, please ensure you have the following tools and dependencies installed on your system:

Here is a template for the prerequisites section of the GitHub README page for your book's repository:

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Prerequisites

To successfully run the samples and solutions from this book, please ensure you have the following tools and dependencies installed on your system:

1. .NET SDK

• .NET 8.0 SDK: Download and install the .NET 8.0 SDK from the official .NET website.
  • Ensure that the installation was successful by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt:

    dotnet --version

  • This should output the version number, confirming the installation.

2. Visual Studio IDE

• Visual Studio 2022: Download and install Visual Studio 2022 from the official Visual Studio website.
  • During the installation, ensure you select the following workloads:
    • ASP.NET and web development
    • .NET Core cross-platform development
  • Optionally, you may also want to install other workloads based on your choice

3. Additional Tools

• Git: Download and install Git from the official Git website.
  • Verify the installation by running:

    git --version

4. Cloning the Repository

• Clone the repository to your local machine using the following command:

  git clone https://github.com/Apress/Parallel-Programming-with-CSharp-and-.NET.git

5. Setting Up the Environment

• Open the cloned repository in Visual Studio 2022.
• Restore the NuGet packages by building the solution (usually done automatically by Visual Studio).
• Ensure that all projects build successfully before running any sample.

6. Running the Samples

• Open individual projects solution files and run the code samples.
• Use Visual Studio's debugging and build tools to run and test the samples as described in the book.

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Releases

Release v1.0 corresponds to the code in the published book, without corrections or updates.

Contributions

See the file Contributing.md for more information on how you can contribute to this repository.