Practical Parallel Programming, by Gregory V. Wilson

Practical Aspects of High-Level Parallel Programming

Parallel Programming by Transformation

This paper presents a system to produce e cient implementations of parallel array-based algorithms from high-level speci cations. It is structured as a transformation through a series of progressively more detailed representations. This allows the use of high-level programming features without losing the ne control of low-level languages. During the transformation process, parallel implementati...

ParaC: A New Approach to Practical Parallel Programming

ParaC is a distributed programming language based on C++ and designed to help make distributed computing across a cluster of networked workstations easier to develop. It allows the programmer to describe what should be computed in parallel, but shields the programmer from the nuisances of network communication and management. ParaC's design is optimized for real world topologies, and provides t...

Parallel Functional Programming by Partitioning

Caliban is a declarative language which addresses the area of static distributed memory parallel computing. It is an annotation language that allows the programmer to partition a functional program and data amongst the computational resources available. It is integrated into the source language so that the full power of the host language can be used to express the partitioning of the program. P...

Developing a Practical Programming by Demonstration Tool

Many iterative tasks in direct manipulation interfaces cannot be automated with standard application tools, forcing users to repeat the same interface actions again and again. We describe a domain-independent programming by demonstration system that learns iterative tasks in a range of widely-used applications on a popular computer platform. An evaluation showed that users are capable of using ...