# Stephen Cleary: Asynchronous Software - Episode 401

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Podcast: [AI DevOps Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-devops-podcast)
Published: 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2050

## Resource

https://clearmeasure.com/developers/forums/ Stephen Cleary is a software developer, author, and independent consultant with deep expertise in asynchronous and concurrent programming in .NET. He is the author of "Concurrency in C# Cookbook" (O'Reilly, 2nd edition), the definitive practical reference on async, parallel, reactive, and multithreaded programming in C#. Stephen is one of the top-ranked users on Stack Overflow, widely recognized for his authoritative answers on async/await, and he has published extensively on the subject through MSDN Magazine, conference talks, and his long-running blog. His most recent blog post, "Debug Dumps in Visual Studio," was published in December 2025 and continues his tradition of sharing hard-won, practical knowledge with the .NET community. Website: https://stephencleary.com Blog: https://blog.stephencleary.com Book: https://stephencleary.com/book/ GitHub: https://github.com/StephenCleary Twitter/X: https://x.com/astevecleary Github - Comparers Nuget - Nito Comparers Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

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