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.NET threads and the thread pool

Explain how cores, threads and the thread pool serve a .NET app, and how a single request moves across them.

For C# developers who use async and tasks without a picture of what runs where.

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  1. Processes, threads and context switches, not yet read
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  2. The thread pool, not yet read
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  3. How many threads handle one request?, not yet read
  4. The UI thread and SynchronizationContext, not yet read
  5. Node's event loop compared with the .NET thread pool, not yet read