What is the equivalent to cron jobs in ASP.NET?

Question

In PHP we have cron jobs, where the hosting server automatically picks up and executes a task as per the schedule given.

What would be a good alternative to use for

Answer 1

Asp.Net and Web services are typically responsive. They wait and respond to requests. There are hacks to make them look like schedulers but the hacks are ugly beyond belief.

You could use a Windows Service. Or write an executable and use the Windows Task Scheduler.