Concurrent Programming for Dummies (and smart people too)

@misc{citeulike:983569, abstract = {Concurrent programming is notoriously difficult. Current abstractions are intricate to use and make it difficult to design computer systems that are reliable and scalable. They require programmers to commit to a particular locking discipline at an early stage. We argue in favour of a declarative style of concurrency control in which programmers directly indicate the safety properties that they require, rather than how to enforce them.}, author = {Harris, Tim }, citeulike-article-id = {983569}, keywords = {code}, posted-at = {2007-10-08 12:43:23}, priority = {2}, title = {Concurrent Programming for Dummies (and smart people too)}, url = {http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/721663.html} }

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