Concurrent Programming in ML

A 'how-to' book for programmers and researchers interested in practical applications of Concurrent ML.

John H. Reppy (Author)

9780521480895, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 August 1999

326 pages, 41 b/w illus. 3 tables
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.72 kg

Concurrent Programming in ML focuses on the practical use of concurrency to implement naturally concurrent applications. In addition to a tutorial introduction to programming in Concurrent ML (CML), the book presents three extended examples using CML for practical systems programming: a parallel software build system, a simple concurrent window manager, and an implementation of distributed tuple spaces. CML, which is included as part of the SML of New Jersey (SML/NJ) distribution, combines the best features of concurrent programming and functional programming. This book also illustrates advanced SML programming techniques, and includes a chapter on the implementation of concurrency using features provided by the SML/NJ system. It will be of interest to programmers, students, and professional researchers working in computer language development.

1. Introduction
2. Concepts in concurrent programming
3. An introduction to Concurrent ML
4. CML programming techniques
5. Synchronization and communication mechanisms
6. The rationale for CML
7. A software build system
8. A concurrent window system
9. A CML implementation of Linda
10. Implementing concurrency in SML/NJ
Appendix 1. CML reference manual
Appendix 2. The semantics of CML.

Subject Areas: Programming & scripting languages: general [UMX]