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When should I use parallelism?
After asking this question, I got to realize that parallelism may not always be good.
So far I can see that parallelism (under c#) is
A little complicated code-wise
Will probably insert some ...
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Why was the parallel version slower than the sequential version in this example? [migrated]
I've been learning a little about parallelism in the last few days, and I came across this example.
I put it side to side with a sequential for loop like this:
private static void NoParallelTest()
{
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What kind of problems does MapReduce solve?
I have been reading about MapReduce for a while -- but what I can't understand is how someone would make a decision to use (or not use) MapReduce.
I mean, what are the problem patterns that signal ...
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Parallel computing and mobile computing
I have been working as software developer for past 4 years on a variety of software products (Financial ERP system, Online Web development, Trading software and now a Supply Chain mgmt software). Most ...
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Debug multiprocessing in Python
What are some good practices in debugging multiprocessing programs in Python?
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What's the current best practice for C multithreading?
I've been a Java (and PHP) developer for most of my life, but will need to use C for my next project. I remember some basic stuff we did back in school with fork, pthread, semaphores, etc. but I'm not ...
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Studying parallel programming
I'm currently finishing my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and thinking a lot about which specialisation to choose in my Master's degree.
One subject I'm particularly interested in is parallel ...
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Is there a canonical book on parallel programming with focus on C++ ?
I am looking for a good book about parallel programming with focus on C++. Something suitable for a person reasonably good in C++ programming, but with no experience in concurrent software ...
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What are some common examples of a Parallelizable problem?
I was just wondering if there were some "standard" examples that everyone uses as a basis for explaining the nature of parallel problems. What are some well-known problems out there that can see great ...
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Parallel programming library? (+ some features)
Note: this is a reposting as the question has been considered non-suitable for the Stack Overflow forum and should have been posted here. The original topic is there.
I'd like to talk of ...
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learning web development c#
I've been learning c# "for a while" now and I would like to move to web development as that is actually what I'm interested in, however I dont know where would I start from so I would like if someone ...
