Facebook’s Futures, part of its Folly library of open source programming tools, provides a way to easily use C++ futures.It extends the generic C++11 futures capabilities to enhance readability ...

Parallel programming, and OpenACC, is used in high-performance computing in the fields of bioinformatics, quantum chemistry, astrophysics and more. ... Each chapter is written by a different set of ...

An article over at CodeGuru.com for those of you interested in test driving the Visual C++ 2010 CTP The CTP build of Visual C++ 2010 includes a new library to help you write native parallel code.

For those of you who are dyslexic, Cilk is not to be confused with SYCL, which is a cross-platform, parallel abstraction layer for C++ that rides on OpenCL; it was created in 2014 and that is ...

One of the best features of using FPGAs for a design is the inherent parallelism. Sure, you can write software to take advantage of multiple CPUs. But with an FPGA you can enjoy massive parallelism… ...

Intel's James Reinders looks into the algorithms that form the heart of threading building blocks - a C++ template library for parallel programming. Written by ZDNet Staff, Contributor Sept. 23 ...

Intel has been showing off a programming model which it claims will help C and C++ developers take advantage of a parallel computing without the need for any code changes. Speaking at the Intel ...

Intel’s James Reinders writes that the company is now offering a set of free Intel C++ parallel programming tools (and discounts on Fortran tools) for students.. These are serious tools to achieving ...

Ever wondered how Facebook is able to assemble personalized news feeds, in real time, for any of its billion-plus users who may log in at any given moment Now we know, because the company has just ...