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The suitability for master/slave concurrency of concurrent euclid, ada and modula
Author(s) -
Butler Gregory,
Kendall Mathhew J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380170204
Subject(s) - concurrency , computer science , asynchronous communication , programming language , concurrent computing , computer network
The suitability of Concurrent Euclid, Ada and Modula for a special form of asynchronous concurrency, called master/slave concurrency, is investigated. No language is ideal, with Concurrent Euclid and Modula having major drawbacks. The conclusion lists the features desirable in a language for master/slave concurrency.