Need to run a task in the background in .NET 9? There are lots of scenarios for background tasks ranging from a task that runs for minutes or even hours. Or perhaps an operation that needs to be retried multiple times if it fails. Maybe a task that needs to automate something once a day.

While there are lots of scenarios for background tasks, there are also lots of solutions to this problem that can leave a .NET developer unsure of which to choose from. Solutions such as IHostedServices, BackgroundServices, Worker Services, Hangfire, and more.

In this session, we'll break down all of these solutions with their pro's and con's and when to choose one over the other, as well as a deep dive on how these all work under the hood.