Designing and building parallel programs : concepts and tools for parallel software engineering / Ian T. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Ian, 1959-

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parallel programming (Computer science).

Physical Description:

xiii, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, [1995]

Summary:

At last, a practitioner's guide to parallel programming! Students and professionals who use parallel or distributed computer systems will be able to solve real problems with Designing and Building Parallel Programs. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to parallel algorithm design, performance analysis, and program construction. It describes the tools needed to write parallel programs and provides numerous examples. A unique feature is the companion on-line version, accessible via the World Wide Web using browsers such as Mosaic. This provides a convenient hypertext version of the text with pointers to programming tools, example programs, and other resources on parallel and distributed computing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

0201575949

OCLC:

30739498