Title :
Orca: a language for parallel programming of distributed systems
Author :
Bal, Henri E. ; Kaashoek, M. Frans ; Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands
fDate :
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A detailed description is given of the Orca language design and the design choices are discussed. Orca is intended for applications programmers rather than systems programmers. This is reflected in its design goals to provide a simple, easy-to-use language that is type-secure and provides clean semantics. Three example parallel applications in Orca, one of which is described in detail, are discussed. One of the existing implementations, which is based on reliable broadcasting, is described. Performance measurements of this system are given for three parallel applications. The measurements show that significant speedups can be obtained for all three applications. The authors compare Orca with several related languages and systems
Keywords :
parallel languages; parallel programming; Orca; Orca language design; applications programmers; clean semantics; design choices; distributed systems; easy-to-use language; parallel applications; parallel programming; reliable broadcasting; type-secure; Application software; Broadcasting; Costs; Local area networks; Message passing; Parallel programming; Programming profession; Sun; Velocity measurement; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
