| The Jr Programming Language: Concurrent Programming in an Extended Java 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Olsson, Ronald A. (Author), Keen, Aaron W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402080859 ISBN-13: 9781402080852 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: (This book is available at a reduced price for course adoption when ordering six copies or more. Please contact ulysses.guasch@springer-sbm.com for more information.) JR is a language for concurrent programming. It is an imperative language that provides explicit mechanisms for concurrency, communication, and synchronization. JR is an extension of the Java programming language with additional concurrency mechanisms based on those in the SR (Synchronizing Resources) programming language. It is suitable for writing programs for both shared- and distributed-memory applications and machines. The JR implementation executes on UNIX-based systems (Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris) and Windows-based systems. It is available free from the JR webpage. The JR Programming Language: Concurrent Programming in an Extended Java, an advanced-level text book, describes the JR programming language and illustrates how it can be used to write concurrent programs for a variety of applications. This text presents numerous small and large example programs. The source code for all programming examples and the given parts of all programming exercises are available on the JR webpage. Dr. Ronald A. Olsson and Dr. Aaron W. Keen, the authors of this text, are the designers and implementors of JR. The JR Programming Language: Concurrent Programming in an Extended Java is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level students in computer science. This book is also suitable for a professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Machine Theory - Computers | Systems Architecture - Distributed Systems & Computing - Computers | Programming Languages - General |
| Dewey: 004.35 |
| LCCN: 2004051674 |
| Series: The Springer International Engineering and Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.44" W x 9.6" (1.76 lbs) 365 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: JR is a language for concurrent programming. It is an imperative language that provides explicit mechanisms for concurrency, communication, and s- chronization. JR is an extension of the Java programming language with - ditional concurrency mechanisms based on those in the SR (Synchronizing Resources) programming language. It is suitable for writing programs for both shared- and distributed-memory applications and machines; it is, of course, also suitable for writing sequential programs. JR can be used in applications such as parallel computation, distributed systems, simulation, and many others. JR supports many "features" useful for concurrent programming. However, our goals have always been keeping the language simple and easy to learn and use. We have achieved these goals by integrating common notions, both sequ- tial and concurrent, into a few powerful mechanisms. We have implemented these mechanisms as part of a complete language to determine their feasibility and cost, to gain hands-on experience, and to provide a tool that can be used for research and teaching. The introduction to Chapter 1 expands on how JR has realized our design goals. |