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2026-07-20 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

Fix: deadlock when calling .Result or .Wait() on an async method in C#

Blocking on an async Task with .Result or .Wait() deadlocks when a SynchronizationContext is present. Here is why it hangs and how to fix it in .NET 11 and C# 14.

2026-07-20 flutter dart riverpod

How to disable Riverpod 3.0's automatic provider retry

Riverpod 3.0 retries a failed provider up to 10 times by default. Pass a retry function that returns null on ProviderScope, ProviderContainer, or an individual provider to turn it off or bound it.

2026-07-13 flutter dart async

How to cancel a StreamSubscription in dispose to avoid a setState-after-dispose crash in Flutter

A stream keeps emitting after the user leaves the screen, its onData calls setState on a disposed State, and Flutter throws. Store the subscription, cancel it in dispose before super.dispose, and the callback can never fire on a dead widget. The full pattern for Flutter 3.44.

2026-07-13 flutter dart async

How to guard setState with the mounted check after an async gap in Flutter

After an await, the widget may already be disposed, and calling setState throws. Guard the resume with if (!mounted) return; and, better, cancel the work that triggers it. The full pattern for Flutter 3.44.

2026-07-11 dotnet-11 csharp async

.NET 11 Runtime Async Drops the EnablePreviewFeatures Flag

As the .NET 11 previews progress toward the November release, Runtime Async has graduated: net11.0 projects opt in with a single MSBuild property, and the runtime libraries themselves now ship compiled on it.

2026-07-01 csharp dotnet async

How to implement and consume IAsyncDisposable with await using in C#

A complete guide to IAsyncDisposable in C#: when to use await using, how to write DisposeAsync and DisposeAsyncCore correctly, and the stacking and ConfigureAwait gotchas that leak resources.

2026-07-01 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

How to propagate a CancellationToken through async methods in .NET 11

Thread a CancellationToken cleanly through every layer of an async call chain in .NET 11: last-parameter convention, default values, linked tokens, ASP.NET Core RequestAborted, and the CA2016 analyzer that catches the ones you drop.

2026-07-01 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

How to time out an async operation with CancellationTokenSource.CancelAfter in C#

Use CancellationTokenSource.CancelAfter to enforce an async deadline in .NET 11: constructor vs CancelAfter, linked tokens for composing timeouts with caller tokens, exception disambiguation, Task.WaitAsync, TryReset for pooling, and testable timeouts with TimeProvider.

2026-06-22 flutter dart async

How to use BuildContext safely after an await in Flutter

Capture what you need from the context before the await, then guard the resume with if (context.mounted) return. Here is the full pattern, the lint that enforces it, and the edge cases it misses.

2026-06-20 csharp dotnet async

What is ValueTask<T> and when is it worth it?

ValueTask and ValueTask<T> are structs that let an async method return a result without heap-allocating a Task when it completes synchronously. The win is one fewer allocation on hot paths that usually finish without awaiting. The cost is a strict await-once contract. Here is what the type actually is, how it works, and the narrow set of cases where it earns its keep.