Leah Zitter is a technical writer who covers high tech. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology research and a master’s in philosophy and advanced logic. Eleven years ago, researchers warned in the journal ...

All software systems are underpinned by fundamental choices that shape key characteristics of the system's design. One such foundational element is how different components within a system communicate ...

In general, asynchronous -- from Greek asyn-("not with/together") and chronos ("time") -- describes objects or events not coordinated in time. In IT, asynchronous describes the relationship between ...

Since the pandemic began, organizations have struggled to convert remote operations to a more sustainable model. A major contributing factor comes from a deep reliance on real-time, synchronous ...

Asynchronous services are easier to implement with support of the await and async keywords in WCF 4.5. We look at that, as well as contract-first development. There are performance benefits to using ...

The bell rings at 10:00 a.m. A teacher begins explaining quadratic equations. Some students lean forward, pencils ready. Others stare at the clock. A few are still turning yesterday’s lesson over in ...