Patterns and Skeletons for Parallel and Distributed Computing

Patterns and Skeletons for Parallel and Distributed Computing is a unique survey of research work in high-level parallel and distributed computing over the past ten years. Comprising contributions from the leading researchers in Europe and the US, it looks at interaction patterns and their role in parallel and distributed processing, and demonstrates for the first time the link between skeletons and design patterns. It focuses on computation and communication structures that are beyond simple message-passing or remote procedure calling, and also on pragmatic approaches that lead to practical design and programming methodologies with their associated compilers and tools. The book is divided into two parts which cover: skeletons-related material such as expressing and composing skeletons, formal transformation, cost modelling and languages, compilers and run-time systems for skeleton-based programming.- design patterns and other related concepts, applied to other areas such as real-time, embedded and distributed systems. It will be an essential reference for researchers undertaking new projects in this area, and will also provide useful background reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses on parallel or distributed system design.

Sommario

1 Foundations of Data-parallel Skeletons.- 2 SAT: A Programming Methodology with Skeletons and Collective Operations.- 3 Transforming Rapid Prototypes to Efficient Parallel Programs.- 4 Parallelism Abstractions in Eden.- 5 Skeleton Realisations from Functional Prototypes.- 6 Task and Data Parallelism in P3L.- 7 Skeleton-based Programming Environments.- 8 Applying the Quality Connector Pattern.- 9 Service Design Patterns for Computational Grids.- 10 Towards Patterns of Web Services Composition.- 11 Multi-paradigm and Design Pattern Approaches for HW/SW Design and Reuse.

Riassunto

A significant proportion of computer software can now be labelled as parallel and distributed applications (i.e., a system of several independent software components cooperating in a common purpose, such as WWW applications). This book has 2 key objectives - to summarise key research work in high-level parallel and distributed computing over the past ten years and to highlight cutting edge techniques. It is also the first book to demonstrate the link between 2 key topics - skeletons and design patterns.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sergei Gorlatch, F. Rabhi, Fethi Rabhi
• Con la collaborazione di: Feth A Rabhi (Editore), Fethi A Rabhi (Editore), Gorlatch (Editore), Gorlatch (Editore), Sergei Gorlatch (Editore), Fethi Rabhi (Editore), Fethi A. Rabhi (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.10.2002
• EAN: 9781852335069
• ISBN: 978-1-85233-506-9
• Pagine: 334
• Peso: 666 g
• Illustrazioni: XXVI, 334 p. 9 illus.
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Informatica; B, Computerhardware, Software Engineering, Compiler und Übersetzer, computer science, Programming, Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Computer Engineering and Networks, Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks, Computer organization, Programming & scripting languages: general, Compilers & interpreters, Programming languages (Electronic computers), Computer networking & communications, Compilers and Interpreters, structured analysis