{"product_id":"foundations-of-parallel-programming-paperback-9780521018562","title":"Foundations of Parallel Programming (Paperback) 9780521018562","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFoundations of Parallel Programming\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first comprehensive account of this new approach to the fundamentals of parallel programming.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eD. B. Skillicorn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521018562, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 60 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17 x 1.2 cm, 0.343 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe major reason for the lack of use of parallel computing is the mismatch between the complexity and variety of parallel hardware, and the software development tools to program it. The cost of developing software needs to be amortised over decades, but the platforms on which it executes change every few years, requiring complete rewrites. The evident cost-effectiveness of parallel computation has not been realized because of this mismatch. This book presents an integrated approach to parallel software development by addressing both software and performance issues together. It presents a methodology for software construction that produces architecture-independent and intellectually abstract software. The software can execute efficiently on a range of existing and potential hardware configurations. The approach is based on the construction of categorical data types, a generalization of abstract data types, and of objects. Categorical data types abstract both from the representation of a data type, and also from the detailed control flow necessary to perform operations on it. They thus impose a strong separation between the semantics, on which programs can depend, and the implementation, which is therefore free to hide the parallel machine properties that are used.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The key idea\u003cbr\u003e 2. Parallel software development\u003cbr\u003e 3. Architectural background\u003cbr\u003e 4. Models and their properties\u003cbr\u003e 5. The categorical data type of lists\u003cbr\u003e 6. Software development using lists\u003cbr\u003e 7. Other operations on lists\u003cbr\u003e 8. A cost calculus for lists\u003cbr\u003e 9. Building categorical data types\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lists, bags and finite sets\u003cbr\u003e 11. Trees\u003cbr\u003e 12. Arrays\u003cbr\u003e 13. Graphs\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. C++ Library for lists\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Historical background.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Parallel processing [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Parallel processing\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Parallel%20processing%20%5BUYFP%5D%22\"\u003eUYFP\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematical theory of computation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical theory of computation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20theory%20of%20computation%20%5BUYA%5D%22\"\u003eUYA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006155215128,"sku":"9780521018562","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521018562i_959d9c60-150d-4496-991d-dc4f0edc37b0.jpg?v=1691376768","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/foundations-of-parallel-programming-paperback-9780521018562","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}