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What does ConfigureAwait(false) do?

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Answer

It resumes the continuation without capturing the synchronization context, avoiding a needless hop and reducing deadlocks. Use it in library code that doesn't touch UI/HttpContext.
var body = await h.GetStringAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false);
Real-world example A reusable NuGet library uses it so apps that block on it don't deadlock.
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