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.
• The MPI Forum's Web site, with links to the full MPI standard.
• Home page for the LAM implementation.
• My notes Using MPI on the Linux Lab Machines.

OpenMP-related links

• The OpenMP home page, with links to the OpenMP standard and notes on implementations, examples, etc.
• My notes Installing and Using OpenMP on the Linux Lab Machines.

Java-related links

• Sun's online documentation for Java 1.5.
• Sun's online documentation for Java 1.4.
• Sun's Java tutorial.
• My notes A Few Things About Java on the Linux Lab Machines.

Links about design patterns

• Elementary Patterns home page. (This link may be removed later.)

Miscellaneous non-local links

• Online version of Ian Foster's book Designing and Building Parallel Programs (a nice book on parallel program design).
• The History of the Development of Parallel Computing (a nice outline of the history of the field, from 1955 to 1993).