Ebook: A Comparative Study of Parallel Programming Languages: the Salishan Problems

Front Cover; A Comparative Study of Parallel Programming Languages: The Salishan Problems; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction to the Series; Preface; Chapter 1. The Salishan Problems; 1. Introduction; 2. Instructions to the authors; 3. Hamming's Problem (extended); 4. Paraffins Problems; 5. The Doctor's Office; 6. Skyline Matrix Solver; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; References; Chapter 2. Ada Solutions to the Salishan Problems; 1. Language Features Relevant to the Salishan Problems; 2. Hamming's Problem (Extended); 3. The Paraffins Problem; 4. The Doctor's Office Problem.;As execution speeds reach the physical limits of single cpu computers, the only hope of achieving greater computing power is with parallel systems. Researchers have proposed countless new programming languages, but their differences, similarities, strengths, weaknesses and problem domains are subtle and often not well understood. Informed comparison of parallel languages is difficult. This volume compares eight parallel programming languages based on solutions to four problems. Each chapter includes a description of the language's philosophy, semantics and syntax, and a solution to each proble.