CSCI 3366 (Introduction to Parallel and Distributed Processing):
Useful Links and Other Resources

(This page is not being actively maintained, so some links may no longer be valid.)

MPI-related links

• Argonne National Lab's MPI Web site, with links to the MPI standard, a FAQ, tutorials, information about implementations, etc., etc. (Argonne is where the MPICH implementation was developed.)
• The MPI Forum's Web site, with links to the full MPI standard.
• Home page for the MPICH implementation.
• Home page for the LAM implementation.
• Quick reference on C, C++, and Fortran language bindings.
• Tips for using MPI on the CS Linux machines.

Java-related links

• Sun's Java tutorial.
• Sun's online documentation for Java 1.3.1 (version installed on department Linux machines).
• Local copy of online documentation (this link will likely work only if you are on one of the department Linux machines).

Miscellaneous non-local links

• A Pattern Language for Parallel Application Programming, my ongoing research project in developing design patterns for parallel programming.
• Online version of Ian Foster's book Designing and Building Parallel Programs (a nice book on parallel program design).
• The OpenMP home page, with links to the OpenMP standard and notes on implementations, examples, etc.

Miscellaneous local links

• Remote access to the CS Linux machines.
• Other useful links for the not-expert (tips about compilers, text editors, Unix, etc.).