It would be nice if Web Pages can support asynchronous methods with Task-based Asynchronous Pattern, for example something similar to PageAsyncTask in Web Forms.
Comments: Our main requirement for this feature is to consume external HTTP services asynchronously. We want to encourage our customers (many of whom may have basic experience of server side development) to use WebMatrix/Web Pages for building sites using our Web API.
Comments: Our main requirement for this feature is to consume external HTTP services asynchronously. We want to encourage our customers (many of whom may have basic experience of server side development) to use WebMatrix/Web Pages for building sites using our Web API.