> They include a "Parallel for" statement for the .Net platform that > I think will be eventually copied by the Java community. It seems > to have low overhead, and I suppose that it works by having a hidden > thread pool and VM optimization to execute the designated byte-codes in > parallel.
Let me just add that the upcoming gcc 4.3 has experimental support for parallel standard library in C++, which basically means that all your calls to std:for_each, std:search, std:sort and so on will be automatically replaced by parallel versions just by switching -D_GLIBCXX_PARALLEL macro. This perhaps does not go as deep as the work at Microsoft, but it might be very practical for C++ code written functionally using the stdlib. I'll be interested to see what Novamente / MOSES can gain from it :). http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/parallel_mode.html - lk ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=78736627-aad726
