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Mastering C++ Multithreading

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Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787121706

Length 244 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Concepts

Concurrency

Author (1):

Maya Posch

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

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Preface

1. Revisiting Multithreading FREE CHAPTER

2. Multithreading Implementation on the Processor and OS

3. C++ Multithreading APIs

4. Thread Synchronization and Communication

5. Native C++ Threads and Primitives

6. Debugging Multithreaded Code

7. Best Practices

8. Atomic Operations - Working with the Hardware

9. Multithreading with Distributed Computing

10. Multithreading with GPGPU

Summary

In this chapter, we looked in some detail at a number of the more popular multithreading APIs and frameworks, putting them next to each other to get an idea of their strengths and weaknesses. We went through a number of examples showing how to implement basic functionality using each of these APIs.

In the next chapter, we will look in detail at how to synchronize threads and communicate between them.

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Authors (1)

Maya Posch

Maya Posch

Maya Posch is a senior C++ developer with more than 15 years of experience. Discovering the joys of programming early on, and later the joys of electronics, she has always expressed a profound interest in technology, a passion that she gladly shares with others. Describing herself as a C developer who happens to like C++ and Ada, she likes to seek the limits of what can be done with the minimum of code and hardware to accomplish everything that is cool, new, and exciting. She also enjoys FPGA development, AI, and robotics research, in addition to creative writing, music, and drawing.

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