Write an asynchronous web server in .NET in few lines

Write an asynchronous web server in .NET in few lines

/// <summary>
/// A simple program to show off an OWIN self-hosted web app.
/// </summary>
public class Program
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The entry point for the console application.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="args">The arguments to the execution of the console application. Ignored.</param>
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Start OWIN host
        using (WebApp.Start<Startup>(url: "http://localhost:8000"))
        {
            // Runs until a key is pressed
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// This code configures the OWIN web app. The Startup class is specified as a type parameter in the WebApp.Start method.
    /// </summary>
    private class Startup
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Configures the web app.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="app">The app builder.</param>
        public void Configuration( IAppBuilder app )
        {
            // We ignore any rules here and just return the same response for any request
            app.Run( context =>
            {
                context.Response.ContentType = "text/plain";
                return context.Response.WriteAsync( "Hello World\n" );
            } );
        }
    }
}

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