Designing and Building Parallel Programs: Concepts and Tools for Parallel Software Engineering

by Ian Foster

From the back FEATURES Shows how to design parallel programs in a methodical fashion and how to analyze and improve program performance. Introduces modern parallel languages, including Compositional C++ and Fortran M, that enable you to develop programs easily and efficiently. Describes the parallel programming standards High Performance Fortran (HPF) and Message Passing Interface (MPI). Presents different tools for collecting and analyzing parallel program performance data. Provides numerous bibliographic references so that you can further explore special areas of interest. Explains how parallel programming can assist in a broad range of applications, from circuit design to climate modeling. Includes many examples and exercises to expand upon concepts introduced in the book.

Hardcover

First published February 10, 1995