Class 37: Presentation (2): CAD on Software Transactional Memory

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Held: Monday, 2 May 2011

Summary: We continue our presentations with an exploration of a newer parallel programming model, software transactional memory.

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EBoard.

Notes:

Happy Chenille Stem week!
Exams to be returned at the end of class.
EC for Grinnell Prize Announcement, Thursday, 11 a.m., Herrick. [academic]
EC for Thursday extra (HCI, I think). [academic]
EC for final CS table of the year. [academic]
EC for Psychologist Talks (tbd). [academic]

Overview:

Motivation.
Overview.
Core STM Concepts.
Performance.
Problems with the STM Model.
Debate: Is it worthwhile?

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