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A parallel object-oriented language OCore

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Theory and Practice of Parallel Programming (TPPP 1994)

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We propose a parallel object-oriented language, called OCore. OCore is designed to generate efficient code especially for multi-computers. As a research vehicle for massively parallel computation models, advanced communication models, and optimization techniques, OCore supports the notion of community, meta-level architecture, and a distributed garbage collection mechanism on top of a fundamental concurrent object-oriented layer. OCore supports both control- and data-parallel programming. A prototype language processing system for the Intel Paragon XP/S and Sun SPARC stations is currently available.

In this paper we describe an overview of OCore, especially emphasizing community. Some OCore programming examples and the performance of the prototype system are also presented.

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  1. Real World Computing Partnership, 1-6-1 Takezono, Tsukuba-shi, 305, Ibaraki, Japan

    Hiroki Konaka, Takashi Tomokiyo, Munenori Maeda, Yutaka Ishikawa & Atsushi Hori

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Konaka, H., Tomokiyo, T., Maeda, M., Ishikawa, Y., Hori, A. (1995). A parallel object-oriented language OCore. In: Ito, T., Yonezawa, A. (eds) Theory and Practice of Parallel Programming. TPPP 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 907. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0026569

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