Parallel sets: an object-oriented methodology for massively parallel programming
Michael F. Kilian · 1992
Parallel programming has become the focus of much research in the past decade. As the limits of VLSI technology are tested, it becomes more apparent that parallel processors will be responsible for the next quantum leap in performance. Already parallel programming is responsible for significant advances not so much in the speed of solving problems, but in the size of problems that can be solved. Carefully crafted parallel programs are solving problems magnitudes larger than could be considered for serial machines. Object-oriented programming has also become popular in academia and perhaps even moreso in industry. O-O holds out the promise of being able to efficiently build large systems that are understandable, maintainable, and more robust. The programs targetted by O-O are different than those typically found running on a computer such as the Connection Machine. Parallel programs are often designed for very specific tasks; O-O programs' strengths are that they handle a wide variety ...