C# Concurrency for Senior Engineering Interviews

The ultimate guide to C# concurrency interviews. Developed by FAANG engineers, it covers multithreading, Monitors, Deferred Callbacks, and solutions to Reader-Writer, Dining Philosopher Problems.

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60 Lessons

15h

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The ultimate guide to C# concurrency interviews. Developed by FAANG engineers, it covers multithreading, Monitors, Deferred Callbacks, and solutions to Reader-Writer, Dining Philosopher Problems.

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This course includes

102 Playgrounds

22 Quizzes

This course includes

102 Playgrounds

22 Quizzes

Course Overview

Concurrency in C# is one of the most complex and advanced topics brought up during senior engineering interviews. Knowledge of concurrency and multithreading can put interviewees at a considerable advantage. This course lays the foundations of advanced concurrency and multithreading and explains concepts such as Monitors and Deferred Callbacks in depth. It also builds simple and complete solutions to popular concurrency problems like the Reader-Writer and Dining Philosopher Problems that could be asked abou...Show More

Course Content

Basics

Get familiar with the fundamentals of concurrency, threading, and synchronization techniques in C#.

Introduction Program vs Process vs Thread Concurrency vs Parallelism Cooperative Multitasking vs Preemptive Multitasking Synchronous vs Asynchronous I/O Bound vs CPU Bound Throughput vs Latency

Critical Sections & Race Conditions Deadlocks, Liveness & Reentrant Locks Mutex vs Semaphore Mutex vs Monitor Hoare vs Mesa Monitors Semaphore vs Monitor Amdahl's Law Moore’s Law

API Overview

Discover the logic behind C# threading, synchronization, atomic operations, memory models, and concurrency management.

Brief Intro to Asynchronous Programming

Go hands-on with asynchronous C# to enhance concurrency and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Introduction Async/Await ... continued Awaitable ... continued Caveats Quiz

Interview Practice Problems

Grasp the fundamentals of solving advanced concurrency problems using C# concepts and techniques.

Blocking Queue | Bounded Buffer | Consumer Producer ... continued ... continued Rate Limiting Using Token Bucket Filter Thread Safe Deferred Callback Implementing Semaphore Implementing AutoResetEvent ReadWrite Lock Unisex Bathroom Problem Implementing a Barrier Uber Ride Problem Dining Philosophers Barber Shop Superman Problem Multithreaded Merge Sort Asynchronous to Synchronous Problem

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