Every endpoint in the C# API powering my techstackblog uses async/await. Every LINQ query I write is secretly built on delegates. These two concepts are usually taught in separate chapters, but in real production code they constantly overlap - an event handler is often async, and a delegate parameter is often awaited.
This post covers both, with the analogies that made them click for me and the mistakes I see most often in production code.
Part 1 — Async and Await
The Analogy
Imagine ordering food at a restaurant.
