If you’re going to PDC this year, we have four great talks on parallelism coming you’re way and, if you’re not, may we suggest you sign up?
We don’t have the exact dates of the talks yet (we’ll let you know when we do) but here are the talks you won’t want to miss!
Patterns of Parallel Programming: A Tutorial on Fundamental Patterns and Practices for Parallelism
(by Richard Ciapala, Ade Miller, Herb Sutter, and our very own Stephen Toub)
A workshop for experienced developers who are relatively new to parallel computing. Learn how established software patterns can help you build on Microsoft’s Parallel Computing Platform (including deep dives into TPL and PLINQ).
PLINQ: LINQ, but Faster!
(by Igor Ostrovsky and Ed Essey)
Our very own Igor and Ed dive deep into PLINQ via Visual Studio 2010. See what it looks like from the perspective of LINQ developers, the debugging and profiling support, how it’s implemented under the covers, and how to best incorporate it into your applications in order to reap the performance benefits of the manycore era.
The State of Parallel Programming
(by supercomputing luminary Burton Smith)
A “relatively recent consensus view about what is needed for productive parallel programming, and why.”
F# for Parallel and Asynchronous Programming
(by Luke Hoban)
Luke will take you through the core concepts of the F# language and show you how ideas like immutability, functional design, async workflows, agents, and more can be used to meet the challenges of today’s real-world applications.
Have fun!
Josh Phillips | Program Manager | Parallel Computing Platform |Microsoft