Designing and Building Parallel Programs

Web Tours provide entry points to the wealth of information on parallel and distributed programming that is available on the Web. They are organized loosely around the chapter structure of Designing and Building Parallel Programs. In addition, there is a list of other other educational resources related to parallel and distributed computing.

Part I: Concepts

• Parallel Computers and Computation: Parallel applications, parallel computer architecture, and parallel programming models.
• Designing Parallel Programs: Parallel program design and software engineering.
• A Quantitative Basis for Design: Performance analysis and the architecture and performance of parallel and distributed computer systems.
• Putting Components Together: Modular programming, parallel program design, parallel libraries, and templates.

• Compositional C++: Public-domain compiler, tutorial, numerous example programs, and other resources.
• Fortran M: Public-domain compiler, tutorial, example programs, and other resources.
• High Performance Fortran: Language definition, information on implementations, example programs, and other resources.
• The Message Passing Interface: Public-domain implementations, tutorial, example programs, and other resources.
• Performance Tools: Public domain implementations, documentation, tutorials, and examples of performance tool output.
• Other Parallel Tools.

• Random Numbers: Random number generation on parallel computers.
• Hypercube Algorithms: Hypercube algorithms and templates.
• Further Reading: Online bibliographies, and other sources of information on parallel computing.