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Is an atomic action supposed to be deterministic?
I was reading about the at most once property that defines what an atomic action is and I've been curios about this example:
x = 0, y = 0
x = y + 1 || y = y + 1
If we use the 'at most once' ...
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Parallel Programing in C#
I have a code where I have to read some Binary files in database. I wrote a For loop that iterate over my file path array, then it call a READ function that read that file into database.
I run this ...
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Which parallel pattern to use?
I need to write a server application that fetches mails from different mail servers/mailboxes and then needs to process/analyze these mails.
Traditionally, I would do this multi-threaded, launching a ...
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How can I benchmark concurrent key-value stores?
I have some concurrent key-value store implementations that are implemented with hash tables and search trees that I would like to compare. I would like to benchmark them with a real world application ...
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Relation of CPU Hz's and network speed in clusters
In cluster the Amdahl's law, Gustafson's law exists.
I though that there might be some law which states the relation between CPU Hz's and network speed: maximum network speed after which no ...
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Parallel computing using xcode
I'm making mandelbrot fractals in C using Xcode and I want to use parallel computing but everything I've tried so far doesn't work. Such as This Question and other how to guides. Whats the easiest way ...
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Asynchronously returning a hierarchal data using .NET TPL… what should my return object “look” like?
I want to use the .NET TPL to asynchronously do a DIR /S and search each subdirectory on a hard drive, and want to search for a word in each file... what should my API look like?
In this scenario I ...
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How to select an appropriate Nvidia GPU for learning CUDA [closed]
What would be a good GPU to start learning CUDA on?
Are any GPUs unsuitable?
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What's the opposite of parallel/concurrent execution?
In my program, I give the ability to execute certain code either as parallel or non-parallel. I don't know what to call the non-parallel option though. Is Linear a good term?
What would be the best ...
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Cloud computing platforms only have one CPU. Does this mean I shouldn't use Parallel Programming?
Almost every cloud instance I can find only offers one CPU. Why is this only one CPU now, and should I expect this to increase in the future?
Does this design impact my code design so that I exclude ...
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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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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 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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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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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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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 ...
